Current information about this program can be found under the Education Research program.

Arizona State University
Principal Investigator: Maria Restrepo
Development Project: Vocabulary and Abstract Language Enhancement (VALE) to Improve Reading Comprehension in English Language Learners

CAST, Inc.
Principal Investigator: Bridget Dalton
Development Project: Improving Reading Comprehension for Struggling Readers: Understanding the Roles of Vocabulary Development, Guided Strategy Use, and Spanish Language Supports in a Digital Reading Environment

University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator: Robert Calfee
Development Project: The Read-Write Cycle: An Integrated Model for Instruction and Assessment of Reading Comprehension Through Reading and Writing in the Disciplines

Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator: Donald Compton
Development Project: Evaluating a Multicomponent Reading Intervention Designed to Address the Diverse Needs of Struggling Readers in Late Elementary School

Texas A&M University
Principal Investigator: Jorge Gonzalez
Development Project: Project Words of Oral Reading and Language Development (Project WORLD)

University of California, Riverside
Principal Investigator: Rollanda O'Connor
Development Project: Variations in Procedures to Improve Reading Fluency and Comprehension

University of Connecticut
Principal Investigator: Donald Leu
Development Project: Developing Internet Comprehension Strategies Among Adolescent Students At Risk to Become Dropouts

University of Virginia
Principal Investigator: Laura Justice
Efficacy Project: Print Referencing Efficacy

Pacific Institutes for Research
Principal Investigator: Scott Baker
Efficacy Project: The Read Aloud Curriculum in First Grade Classrooms: Furthering Our Understanding of Immediate and Long-Term Impacts and Causal Influences

Boston University
Principal Investigator: Gloria Waters
Assessment Project: Assessment of Comprehension Skills in Older Struggling Readers

University of Illinois, Chicago
Principal Investigator: Kimberly Lawless
Assessment Project: Assessing Readers Struggling to Comprehend Multiple Sources of Information

University of Houston
Principal Investigator: David Francis
Assessment Project: Diagnostic Assessment of Reading Comprehension: Development and Validation