Leilani Sáez

The research team will develop and validate an automated scoring system to measure, unite, and scale the rate, accuracy, and prosody of oral reading fluency (ORF) for students in grades 2 to 4. Research has shown that prosody explains variance in reading comprehension beyond rate and accuracy; however, current ORF assessments neglect the measurement of prosody. This project can increase the reliability and validity of decisions made from ORF scores, resulting in better identification of stud...

This postdoctoral fellowship program trained five fellows to conduct research on in measurement tools used to document progress with learning to read and solve mathematics problems in U.S. elementary and middle schools.

The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) trained six postdoctoral fellows in its Postdoctoral Interdisciplinary Training Program (PIRT) in Education Science. FCRR took an interdisciplinary approach to facilitate and better understand the reading achievement of Florida's children.