This grant is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and aims to further elucidate the extent to which cognitive-behavioral correlates of reading comprehension act as risk- (deficits) vs. protective factors (strengths) for the development of reading comprehension difficulties in children.
Interested in learning more about this project? You can read more about about this project here.
Dr. Spencer is the recipient of the 2024 Clarence Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the School of Communication. The Clarence Simon Awards program honors Clarence Simon, who served the School as an outstanding teacher and administrator for many years. It was established via a bequest from Paul and Helen Knight. The goal of the program is to identify and recognize outstanding teachers and mentors within the School of Communication community. Congratulations, Dr. Spencer!
The READ Lab is part of a multi-site research collaborative being led by principal investigators from the Florida Center for Reading Research, the MGH Institute of Health Professions, and the University of Virginia.
This $8.9 million Learning Disabilities Research Centers grant is funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and aims to address the research to practice gap associated with the identification and treatment of children with specific learning disabilities in word reading and reading comprehension.
Interested in learning more about this project? You can read more about the center here and about Project 1 here.