David Houchins

Associated IES Content

FY2020

FY 2020 Special Education Peer Review Panel

Grant

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of Read 180® with struggling adolescent readers in juvenile justice schools. Read 180® is a widely used literacy program for differentiating instruction in typical school settings. Research indicates that students with and without disabilities in juvenile justice schools often demonstrate serious literacy deficits. In addition, the prevalence of students with disabilities in juvenile justice schools is about three times greater than in typi...

Federal funding program:

Special Education Research Grants

Award number:

R324A190145

FY2017

FY2017 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

FY2015

Single-Session Panels

FY2014

FY2014 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

Grant

Project LIBERATE (Literacy Instruction Based on Evidence through Research for Adjudicated Teens to Excel)

A significant portion of incarcerated students has severe educational, psychological, physiological, and social problems. One common characteristic of adjudicated students is academic deficits in reading. Because many adjudicated teens never return to formal school settings, evidence-based instruction in reading and other literacy skills is essential within the juvenile justice system. To address the need for effective, evidence-based literacy instruction in the juvenile justice system, rese...