Alysia Roehrig

The Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education (PURPOSE) training program at Florida State University (FSU) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), initially funded by IES in 2017, provides upper-level undergraduate and first year masters students with experiences in conducting education research while preparing participants for doctoral study.

The new Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education (PURPOSE) training program at Florida Statue University (FSU) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) will provide upper-level undergraduate and first year masters students with experiences in conducting education research while preparing participants for doctoral study.

In this project, the researchers' goal was to identify professional development activities and coaching practices associated with Reading First efforts that predicted teacher and student outcomes. The teacher outcomes of interest were knowledge of reading instruction and use of instructional practices congruent with research on reading. The student outcomes of interest were oral reading fluency, reading comprehension, and phonological awareness skills.