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The National Center for Special Education Research Research Programs and Funded Projects 2005–2012
NCSER 2005-2012

Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education

FY 2012 Awards

Name of Institution: University of California, Davis
Principal Investigator: Mundy, Peter
Title: Virtual Reality Applications for the Study of Attention and Learning in Children with Autism and ADHD
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A120168
Award Amount: $1,548,458
Award Period: 3/1/2012–2/28/2016

FY 2011 Awards

Name of Institution: University of Minnesota
Principal Investigator: McMaster, Kristen
Title: Making the Right Connections: Improving the Comprehension of Struggling Readers
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Minnesota
Award Number: R324A110046
Award Amount: $1,437,331
Award Period: 9/1/2011–8/31/2014

Name of Institution: Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator: Bess, Fred
Title: Fatigue and Listening Effort in School-Age Children with Hearing Loss
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): Tennessee
Award Number: R324A110266
Award Amount: $1,495,212
Award Period: 7/1/2011–6/30/2015

Name of Institution: Colorado State University
Principal Investigator: Fidler, Deborah
Title: Executive Functioning and Academic Skills in Down Syndrome
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): Colorado
Award Number: R324A110136
Award Amount: $881,222
Award Period: 3/1/2011–2/28/2015

FY 2009 Awards

Name of Institution: University of Michigan
Principal Investigator: Shah, Priti
Title: Training Working Memory and Executive Control in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disordered Children
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): Michigan
Award Number: R324A090164
Award Amount: $917,317
Award Period: 7/1/2009–6/30/2012

Name of Institution: University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator: Swanson, H. Lee
Title: Strategy Training, Problem Solving, and Working Memory in Children with Math Disabilities
Goal: Development and Innovation
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A090002
Award Amount: $1,516,050
Award Period: 7/1/2009–6/30/2012

Name of Institution: University of Kentucky
Principal Investigator: Bottge, Brian
Title: Evaluating the Efficacy of Enhanced Anchored Instruction for Middle School Students with Learning Disabilities in Math
Goal: Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s): Kentucky
Award Number: R324A090179
Award Amount: $2,330,163
Award Period: 7/1/2009–6/30/2013

Name of Institution: University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator: Swanson, H. Lee
Title: Growth in Literacy, Language, and Cognition in Children with Reading Disabilities who are English Language Learners
Goal: Exploration
Research Site(s): California
Award Number: R324A090092
Award Amount: $1,438,691
Award Period: 7/1/2009–6/30/2013

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