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
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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