North Carolina State University

High-quality pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs increase school readiness and later academic, behavioral, and social outcomes, particularly among students from minoritized and marginalized groups. However, the initial benefits of pre-k do not reliably persist as children progress through elementary school. The purpose of this project is to explore school-based pre-k and the role it plays in promoting vertical alignment and sustaining student pre-k gains on a holistic range of outcomes (e.g., ...

Attending school is critical for student success, yet in low-income communities a quarter of all young students are chronically absent (defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days). One potentially cost-effective way to improve attendance is to text message parents, providing basic information about the importance of students being in school, tips for getting to school, and personalized alerts when students are absent and then adapting or intensifying messages for families that continue

This project will focus on the development and pilot testing of Science Sketch, a sketch-based science learning environment to support upper elementary students' conceptual understanding of science with an emphasis on modeling. To develop an understanding of core ideas in science, students must develop models to explain their observations, share models within their classroom community, test their models in investigations, and revise their models based on evidence. Drawing is a promising appr...

The Principal Investigator (PI) will conduct a program of research for improving outcomes for African American children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. The PI will also participate in mentoring and training activities to develop expertise in community-engaged research with underrepresented populations, randomized controlled trials and single-case designs, and grant and publication writing. African American children are less likely to be diagnosed with ASD than White c...

The purpose of this project was to develop, refine, and test a new multicomponent small-group reading comprehension intervention for multilingual learners in the upper-elementary grades.

The purpose of this project is to design two web-based professional development opportunities for K-12 educators, each based in a What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, to support educators' adoption of evidence-based instructional practice.