Research Programs
Approximately 5% – 10% of the student population in the US struggle with reading. For these students with reading difficulties, reading competence does not develop automatically as a natural course of development. My research program has three inter-related strands that address the educational needs of students with reading difficulties, including English learners.
First, I study cognitive, motivational, and contextual predictors of reading development to understand the sources and mechanisms of reading failure. Second, I research innovative ways to assess learning processes as accurately and early as possible to identify students with learning disabilities. Third, I evaluate the effects of various reading interventions through randomized control trials as well as meta-analyses.
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Assessment of and for Learning
I research innovative ways to assess learning process as accurately and early as possible to identify students with learning disabilities to ensure the provision of timely instructional support. The topics addressed in this research strand are dynamic assessment and curriculum-based measures (progress monitoring).
Reading Intervention
My research focuses on understanding key elements of effective reading interventions. As such, I develop and test the efficacy of reading intervention designed to address cognitive & linguistic deficits and maladaptive motivational patterns of struggling readers. In addition, I conduct meta-analyses of reading interventions. My end goal is to design reading intervention that empowers students with reading difficulties by strengthening both skill and will.
