Gregory Benner

The purpose of Project Intensity is to conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy of a literacy intervention, Friends on the Block, designed to enhance reading and language outcomes for elementary students with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD).

This project developed and tested the Integrated Literacy Study Group (ILSG), a web-based professional development intervention designed to assist teachers in delivering high-quality reading instruction to elementary school students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Students with EBD are likely to experience significant reading difficulties, which is strongly correlated with low academic achievement, school dropout, conduct and social problems, and unemployment. Many of these ch...

This project is conducting a randomized efficacy study of the Think Time Strategy, a prevention-oriented behavioral intervention, with elementary school children who exhibit disruptive behavior. Think Time has been developed and pilot tested with elementary age children who exhibit disruptive behavior and has been recognized as a promising intervention program. However, the efficacy of this program has not been tested.