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The Special Education Research and Development Centers of the Institute of Education Sciences contribute to the solution of significant special education and early intervention problems in the United States by engaging in research, development, evaluation, and national leadership activities aimed at improving child outcomes through enhancements in the special education and early intervention systems. Each Center conducts a focused program of research in a specific topic area. Each Center works cooperatively with the Institute to provide relatively rapid research and scholarship on supplemental questions that emerge within the Center's topic area and that are not being addressed adequately elsewhere. In addition, each Center provides national leadership in advancing evidence-based practice and policy within its topic area. Currently, there are six National R&D Centers.
Center for Response to Intervention in Early ChildhoodCenter for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood
National Research and Development Center on Serious Behavior Disorders at the Secondary LevelNational Research and Development Center on Serious Behavior Disorders at the Secondary Level
National Research and Development Center on Improving Mathematics Instruction for Students with Mathematics DifficultiesNational Research and Development Center on Improving Mathematics Instruction for Students with Mathematics Difficulties
National Research and Development Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special EducationNational Research and Development Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education
Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSESA) Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSESA)
Special Education Research and Development Center on Reading Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing StudentsSpecial Education Research and Development Center on Reading Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students