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NCSER announces FY 2009 Awards

NCSER made a series of new research program grant awards in March. A list of these awards is as follows:

Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

Parent-Implemented Social-Pragmatic Communication Intervention for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
Illinois State University, Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky

Development of a Three-tiered Model in Early Intervention to Address Language and Literacy Needs of Children at Risk
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Susan Sheridan

Efficacy Trial of Carescapes: Promoting Social Development in Home-based Child Care
Oregon Research Institute, Julie Rusby

Reading, Writing, and Language Development

Formative Assessment and Instrumentation Procedures for Reading
University of Minnesota, Theodore Christ

Using the International Classification of Function-Children & Youth to Guide Communication Instruction for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Users
Oregon Health & Science University, Charity Rowland

Mathematics and Science Education

Dynamic Assessment to Predict First Graders' Mathematics Development
Vanderbilt University, Lynn Fuchs

Foundations of Mathematical Understanding: Developing a Strategic Intervention on Whole Number Concepts
Pacific Institutes for Research, Scott Baker

Social and Behavior Outcomes to Support Learning

Parent Connectors: A Parent Support Program to Improve Outcomes for Students Who Have Emotional Disturbances
University of South Florida, Albert Duchnowski

Developing a School-based Social Competence Intervention (SCI)
University of Missouri, Janine Stichter

Development and Validation of Progress Monitoring Tools for Social Behavior
Louisiana State University, Frank Gresham

Ecological Approach to Family Intervention and Treatment (Eco-FIT) Integrated with PBS: An Effectiveness Trial in Middle School
Oregon Research Institute, John Seeley

Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education

Growth in Literacy, Language, and Cognition in Children with Reading Disabilities who are English Language Learners
University of California, Riverside, Lee Swanson

Strategy Training, Problem Solving, and Working Memory in Children with Math Disabilities
University of California, Riverside, Lee Swanson

Related Services

Language Growth and Therapy Characteristics for Early Elementary Students
The Ohio State University, Laura Justice

Write Start: Development of an Integrated Occupational Therapy Writing Intervention
The Ohio State University, Jane Case-Smith

Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

Responsiveness-To-Instruction to Strengthen the Academic Performance of Students with Reading and Math Disabilities
Vanderbilt University, Douglas Fuchs

Project ECRI: Enhancing Core Reading Instruction in First Grade
University of Oregon, Scott Baker

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Comprehensive Autism Program using Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research (CAPSTAR)
Portland State University, Joel Arick

Peer Networks Project: Improving Social-Communication, Literacy, and Adaptive Behaviors for Young Children with ASD
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Debra Kamps

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