Dr. Elizabeth Albro
(202) 219-2148
Elizabeth.Albro@ed.gov

Through its research program on Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers and Writers (Adolescent/Adult Readers), the Institute intends to contribute to the improvement of reading and writing skills among struggling adolescent and adult readers and writers by (1) exploring malleable factors¹ (e.g., instructional practices, curricula) that are associated with better reading or writing outcomes for struggling adolescent and adult readers and writers, as well as mediators and moderators of the relations between these factors and reading or writing outcomes, for the purpose of identifying potential targets of intervention; (2) developing innovative curricula and instructional practices for teaching reading or writing to struggling adolescent and adult readers or writers, or for addressing the underlying causes of their reading or writing difficulties; (3) evaluating the efficacy of curricula and instructional practices for improving reading or writing skills of struggling adolescent or adult readers and writers; (4) evaluating the impact of reading or writing curricula and instructional practices for struggling adolescent and adult readers and writers when implemented at scale; and (5) developing and validating assessments that can be used in instructional settings to support instruction of struggling adolescent and adult readers and writers.

The long-term outcome of this program will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., assessments, instructional approaches) that have been documented to be effective for improving the reading and writing skills of struggling adolescent and adult readers and writers.