Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education

FY 2012 Awards
Name of Institution:	Lehigh University
Principal Investigator:	DuPaul, George
Title:	Early Intervention for Young Children with ADHD: Developing Strategies to Enhance Parent Engagement
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Pennsylvania
Award Number:	R324A120284
Award Amount:	$1,207,209
Award Period:	9/1/2012–8/31/2015
Name of Institution:	Trustees of Indiana University
Principal Investigator:	Schertz, Hannah
Title:	Joint Attention Mediated Learning Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Indiana, Kansas, and North Carolina
Award Number:	R324A120291
Award Amount:	$3,499,713
Award Period:	7/1/2012–6/30/2016
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator:	Buzhardt, Jay
Title:	The Effects of Online Decision Making Support for Home Visitors Using an RTI Approach to Promote the Language Development of At-risk Infants and Toddlers
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio
Award Number:	R324A120365
Award Amount:	$2,998,772
Award Period:	7/1/2012–6/30/2016
Name of Institution:	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Principal Investigator:	Taylor, Heather
Title:	Enhancing Early Learning for Infants with Disabilities: A Responsive Parenting Intervention
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Texas
Award Number:	R324A120363
Award Amount:	$2,649,290
Award Period:	9/1/2012–8/31/2016
Name of Institution:	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator:	Buysse, Virginia
Title:	Recognition and Response: Addressing Early Learning Difficulties in Math through an RTI Model for Pre-K
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	North Carolina
Award Number:	R324A120059
Award Amount:	$1,500,000
Award Period:	3/01/2012–2/28/2015
Name of Institution:	Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Principal Investigator:	Paley, Blair
Title:	Promoting School Readiness in Preschool-Age Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	California
Award Number:	R324A120180
Award Amount:	$1,497,115
Award Period:	3/01/2012–2/28/2015
Name of Institution:	University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Principal Investigator:	Sheridan, Susan
Title:	Efficacy of the Getting Ready Intervention at Supporting Parental Engagement and Positive Outcomes for Preschool Children at Educational Risk
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Nebraska
Award Number:	R324A120153
Award Amount:	$3,170,409
Award Period:	7/1/2012–6/30/2016
Name of Institution:	Board of Regents, University of Nevada, Reno
Principal Investigator:	Dunlap, Glen
Title:	A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Nevada and Colorado
Award Number:	R324A120097
Award Amount:	$2,667,001
Award Period:	4/01/2012–3/31/2016
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Hemmeter, Mary Louise
Title:	Examining the Efficacy of a Classroom-Wide Model for Promoting Social Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging Behavior in Preschool Children with or at-risk for Disabilities
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Tennessee and Florida
Award Number:	R324A120178
Award Amount:	$3,499,978
Award Period:	3/01/2012–2/29/2016
Name of Institution:	Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Principal Investigator:	McBride, Brent
Title:	Men's Parenting Behaviors in Families of Children with Disabilities: Findings from the ECLS-B
Goal:	Exploration
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A120174
Award Amount:	$357,513
Award Period:	7/1/2012–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	Pennsylvania State University
Principal Investigator:	Morgan, Paul
Title:	Risk Factors and Services for Vocabulary Delays in Early Childhood: Population-based Estimates
Goal:	Exploration
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A120046
Award Amount:	$699,658
Award Period:	3/1/2012–2/28/2014
Name of Institution:	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator:	Willoughby, Michael
Title:	Development of a Computerized Assessment of Executive Function for Preschool-Aged Children
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	North Carolina and New York
Award Number:	R324A120033
Award Amount:	$1,628,302
Award Period:	3/1/2012–2/28/2016
FY 2011 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of Chicago
Principal Investigator:	Suskind, Dana
Title:	A Parent-Directed Multimedia Early Intervention Tool to Improve Outcomes in Underserved Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Illinois
Award Number:	R324A110122
Award Amount:	$1,585,613
Award Period:	3/1/2011–2/28/2014
Name of Institution:	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Principal Investigator:	Guttentag, Cathy
Title:	Development of an Empirically Based Intervention for Childcare Teachers to Promote Language Skills in At-Risk Toddlers
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Texas
Award Number:	R324A110104
Award Amount:	$1,370,738
Award Period:	6/1/11–5/31/14
Name of Institution:	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Principal Investigator:	Lederberg, Amy
Title:	Foundations for Literacy: An Intervention for Young Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Georgia
Award Number:	R324A110101
Award Amount:	$1,616,185
Award Period:	7/01/2011–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute
Principal Investigator:	Raab, Melinda
Title:	Relative Effectiveness of Contrasting Approaches to Response-Contingent Learning Interventions
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	North Carolina and Tennessee
Award Number:	R324A110183
Award Amount:	$1,947,772
Award Period:	7/01/2011–6/30/2015
Name of Institution:	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator:	Boyd, Brian
Title:	Advancing Social-Communication and Play (ASAP): An Intervention Program for Preschoolers with Autism
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	North Carolina, Florida, Minnesota, and Oregon
Award Number:	R324A110256
Award Amount:	$3,167,682
Award Period:	7/1/2011–6/30/2015
Name of Institution:	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Principal Investigator:	McBride, Bonnie
Title:	Evaluation of a Comprehensive Community-based Intervention for Toddlers with ASD
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Oklahoma and Washington
Award Number:	R324A110353
Award Amount:	$2,887,900
Award Period:	7/1/2011–6/30/2015
Name of Institution:	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Principal Investigator:	Landry, Susan H.
Title:	Testing an Integrated Preschool Curriculum for English Language Learners
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Texas
Award Number:	R324A110079
Award Amount:	$3,035,724
Award Period:	3/1/2011–2/28/2015
Name of Institution:	Arizona State University
Principal Investigator:	Wilcox, M. Jeanne
Title:	Efficacy Trials with a New Early Literacy and Language Curriculum for Preschool Children with Developmental Speech and/or Language Impairment
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Arizona
Award Number:	R324A110048
Award Amount:	$4,197,151
Award Period:	3/1/2011–2/28/2015
Name of Institution:	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Principal Investigator:	Barnes, Marcia
Title:	A Randomized Trial of a Tutor-Based Mathematics and Attention Intervention for Low-Performing Pre-Schoolers at Risk for Mathematical Difficulties in School
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Texas and California
Award Number:	R324A110270
Award Amount:	$4,081,051
Award Period:	9/01/2011–8/31/2015
Name of Institution:	Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute
Principal Investigator:	Dunst, Carl
Title:	Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling of Family Capacity-Building Early Intervention Practices
Goal:	Exploration
Research Site(s):	National
Award Number:	R324A110025
Award Amount:	$474,822
Award Period:	3/1/2011–2/28/2013
FY 2010 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator:	Horn, Eva
Title:	Children's School Success Curriculum — Plus (CSS+): Supporting All Children's Progress in the General Curriculum
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Kansas, Maryland, and West Virginia
Award Number:	R324A100239
Award Amount:	$1,499,852
Award Period:	7/1/2010–6/30/2013
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Principal Investigator:	Baggett, Kathleen
Title:	Expanding the Reach of Evidence-Based Interventions for Improving Social-Emotional Outcomes for Infants in Child Care
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Oregon and Kansas
Award Number:	R324A100041
Award Amount:	$1,389,897
Award Period:	3/1/2010–2/28/2013
Name of Institution:	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Principal Investigator:	Watson, Linda
Title:	Efficacy of a Parent-Mediated Intervention for One-Year-Olds at Risk for Autism
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	North Carolina
Award Number:	R324A100305
Award Amount:	$2,515,897
Award Period:	7/1/2010–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	University of Virginia
Principal Investigator:	Williford, Amanda
Title:	Examining the Efficacy of Banking Time: A Teacher-Child Early Intervention to Improve Children's Emotional and Behavioral Development
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Virginia and North Carolina
Award Number:	R324A100215
Award Amount:	$2,688,025
Award Period:	7/1/2010–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	South Carolina Research Foundation
Principal Investigator:	DiStefano, Christine
Title:	Validation of the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System for Early Identification for Social-Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Preschoolers
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	South Carolina
Award Number:	R324A100104
Award Amount:	$1,372,484
Award Period:	7/1/2010–6/30/2014
Name of Institution:	Northeastern University
Principal Investigator:	Lifter, Karin
Title:	Assessment of Natural Play for Instructional Planning
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Massachusetts
Award Number:	R324A100100
Award Amount:	$1,579,549
Award Period:	5/1/2010–4/30/2014
FY 2009 Awards
Name of Institution:	Illinois State University
Principal Investigator:	Angell, Maureen
Title:	Parent-Implemented Social-Pragmatic Communication Intervention for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Illinois
Award Number:	R324A090005
Award Amount:	$855,738
Award Period:	3/1/2009–2/29/2012
Name of Institution:	Kent State University
Principal Investigator:	Kritzer, Karen
Title:	Building Math Readiness in Young Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children: Parents as Partners
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts
Award Number:	R324A090145
Award Amount:	$794,924
Award Period:	7/1/2009–9/30/2012
Name of Institution:	University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Principal Investigator:	Sheridan, Susan
Title:	Development of a Three-tiered Model in Early Intervention to Address Language and Literacy Needs of Children at Risk
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Nebraska and Kansas
Award Number:	R324A090075
Award Amount:	$1,499,511
Award Period:	6/1/2009–5/31/2012
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas
Principal Investigator:	Summers, Jean Ann
Title:	Building Foundations for Self-Determination in Young Children with Disabilities: Developing a Curriculum for Families
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Kansas, Iowa, and New Jersey
Award Number:	R324A090267
Award Amount:	$918,533
Award Period:	7/1/2009–6/30/2012
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Kaiser, Ann
Title:	An Efficacy Trial of Milieu Teaching Language Intervention in Preschoolers with Language Disorders
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Tennessee
Award Number:	R324A090181
Award Amount:	$2,912,169
Award Period:	7/1/2009–6/30/2013
Name of Institution:	Oregon Research Institute
Principal Investigator:	Rusby, Julie
Title:	Efficacy Trial of Carescapes: Promoting Social Development in Home-based Child Care
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Oregon
Award Number:	R324A090044
Award Amount:	$2,727,926
Award Period:	3/1/2009–2/28/2013
Name of Institution:	SRI International
Principal Investigator:	Hebbeler, Kathleen
Title:	Validating the Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) for Use in Accountability Systems for Programs Serving Young Children with Disabilities
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	18 States
Award Number:	R324A090171
Award Amount:	$1,717,178
Award Period:	7/1/2009–6/30/2013
FY 2008 Awards
Name of Institution:	University of Virginia
Principal Investigator:	Snell, Martha
Title:	Building Social Competence for School Success through a Continuum of Positive Behavior Supports (CPBS)
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Virginia
Award Number:	R324A080016
Award Amount:	$1,493,224
Award Period:	6/1/2008–5/31/2011
Name of Institution:	Ohio State University
Principal Investigator:	Justice, Laura
Title:	Sit Together and Read: Early Childhood Special Education
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Ohio
Award Number:	R324A080037
Award Amount:	$3,866,519
Award Period:	6/1/2008–5/31/2012
Name of Institution:	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Principal Investigator:	Ostrosky, Michaelene
Title:	Establishing the Efficacy of the "Special Friends" Project
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Rhode Island and Illinois
Award Number:	R324A080071
Award Amount:	$2,997,953
Award Period:	6/16/2008–6/15/2012
Name of Institution:	Oregon Social Learning Center
Principal Investigator:	Pears, Katherine
Title:	A Randomized Efficacy Trial of the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Problems
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Oregon
Award Number:	R324A080026
Award Amount:	$2,957,477
Award Period:	4/1/2008–3/31/2012
FY 2007 Awards
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Hemmeter, Mary Louise
Title:	Examining the Potential Efficacy of a Classroom Wide Model for Promoting Social Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging Behavior in Preschool Children With and Without Disabilities
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Tennessee and Florida
Award Number:	R324A070212
Award Amount:	$1,835,866
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2011
Name of Institution:	University of Florida
Principal Investigator:	Snyder, Patricia
Title:	Impact of Professional Development on Preschool Teachers' Use of Embedded-Instruction Practices
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin
Award Number:	R324A070008
Award Amount:	$1,288,510
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2010
Name of Institution:	Oregon Research Institute
Principal Investigator:	Gunn, Barbara
Title:	Developing and Testing an Empirically-based Preschool Language and Literacy Curriculum for Children At-Risk for Reading Disabilities Using a Components Analysis
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Oregon and Washington
Award Number:	R324A070136
Award Amount:	$1,325,716
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2010
Name of Institution:	Siskin Children's Institute
Principal Investigator:	McWilliam, Robin
Title:	TEIDS Plus: Integrating Quality Assurance and Data-Based Decision Making To Enhance IFSP Quality, Implementation, and Child and Family Outcomes
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Tennessee
Award Number:	R324B070003
Award Amount:	$1,750,857
Award Period:	7/1/2007–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	Georgia State University
Principal Investigator:	Romski, MaryAnn
Title:	Parent-implemented Language Intervention for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Georgia
Award Number:	R324A070122
Award Amount:	$1,998,418
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2011
Name of Institution:	Arizona State University
Principal Investigator:	Wilcox, M. Jeanne
Title:	Development of an IFSP Form and Process to Maximize Learning Opportunities for Young Children with Disabilities
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Arizona, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Connecticut, West Virginia, and Hawaii
Award Number:	R324B070033
Award Amount:	$2,271,864
Award Period:	7/1/2007–6/30/2011
Name of Institution:	SRI International
Principal Investigator:	Hebbeler, Kathleen
Title:	Early Intervention Graduates at Kindergarten: Analyses of Outcomes from the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS)
Goal:	Exploration
Research Site(s):	20 states
Award Number:	R324A070064
Award Amount:	$539,828
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2009
Name of Institution:	University of Kansas
Principal Investigator:	Greenwood, Charles
Title:	The Infancy to Preschool Early Literacy Connection: Validation Studies of the Early Communication (ECI) Indicator of Growth and Development
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Kansas
Award Number:	R324A070085
Award Amount:	$1,598,288
Award Period:	3/1/2007–2/28/2011
Name of Institution:	Iowa State University
Principal Investigator:	Luze, Gayle
Title:	Individual Growth and Development Indicator (IGDI) Comprehensive Assessment Project
Goal:	Measurement
Research Site(s):	Iowa
Award Number:	R324A070248
Award Amount:	$1,112,482
Award Period:	4/1/2007–3/31/2011
FY 2006 Awards
Name of Institution:	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc
Principal Investigator:	Lederberg, Amy
Title:	Improving Deaf Preschoolers' Literacy Skills
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Georgia
Award Number:	R324E060035
Award Amount:	$1,468,299
Award Period:	7/1/2006–6/30/2009
Name of Institution:	San Diego State University Research Foundation
Principal Investigator:	Gutierrez-Clellen, Vera
Title:	Vocabulary, Oral Language, and Academic Readiness (VOLAR): A Language Intervention for Latino Preschool English Language Learners with Language Disorders
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Arizona and California
Award Number:	R324E060073
Award Amount:	$1,425,540
Award Period:	6/1/2006–5/31/2009
Name of Institution:	Arizona State University
Principal Investigator:	Wilcox, M. Jeanne
Title:	The Development and Efficacy of a Curriculum-Based Language and Early Literacy Intervention for Preschool Children with Developmental Disabilities
Goal:	Development and Innovation
Research Site(s):	Arizona
Award Number:	R324E060023
Award Amount:	$1,470,185
Award Period:	7/1/2006–6/30/2009
Name of Institution:	University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Principal Investigator:	Strain, Phillip
Title:	LEAP - USA (Using Science-Based Approaches)
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Colorado, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and New Jersey
Award Number:	R324E060068
Award Amount:	$1,809,917
Award Period:	3/1/2006–2/28/2010
Name of Institution:	Florida State University
Principal Investigator:	Lonigan, Christopher
Title:	A Randomized Trial of Preschool Instructional Strategies to Improve School Performance and Reduce Use of Special Education
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	New Mexico and Massachusetts
Award Number:	R324E060086
Award Amount:	$3,299,598
Award Period:	6/1/2006–5/31/2010
Name of Institution:	Texas A & M Research Foundation
Principal Investigator:	Simmons, Deborah
Title:	Project Early Reading Intervention
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Texas, Florida, and Connecticut
Award Number:	R324E060067
Award Amount:	$2,885,628
Award Period:	6/1/2006–5/31/2010
Name of Institution:	Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator:	Kaiser, Ann
Title:	Improving Language and Literacy Outcomes for Preschool Children at Highest Risk for Reading Problems
Goal:	Efficacy and Replication
Research Site(s):	Alabama
Award Number:	R324E060088
Award Amount:	$2,995,758
Award Period:	6/1/2006–5/31/2010

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