Florida Center for Reading Research

Back to School: Literacy researcher offers tips on encouraging kids to read more

Published: August 4, 2022 | 1:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

With kids heading back to school in the coming weeks, parents and other caregivers are getting back into their routines with homework and other activities. Florida State University Assistant Professor Lakeisha Johnson, a faculty affiliate for The Florida Center for Reading Research, has assembled a tip sheet for parents who are using this time to […]

Florida Center for Reading Research partners with Maya’s Book Nook to strengthen reading development in Leon County

Published: May 26, 2022 | 1:51 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and Maya’s Book Nook are working together to provide the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System and community partners with Book Nook Bundles that aim to promote literacy development across the Big Bend. Designed to create learning opportunities to meet children where they are, each […]

Florida State University awarded $27M federal education research laboratory

Published: February 14, 2022 | 7:30 am | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University has won a $27 million, five-year contract to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for the Southeastern United States. The REL program includes 10 regional labs funded through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. The labs are designed to bridge the […]

FSU faculty release guide to coaching players with hidden disabilities and conditions

Published: January 26, 2022 | 2:47 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Like a strike thrown in baseball that is only recognized by a well-trained umpire, hidden disabilities and conditions (HDCs) may be invisible to the untrained eye. HDCs are specific disabilities or conditions like dyslexia, Autism, communication disorders, sensory impairments, anxiety, depression, or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. The obstacles that HDCs may present, like impulsivity, […]

Back to school: Florida State University center provides resources for families to help young learners

Published: August 5, 2021 | 10:50 am | Posted in: Education & Society

As children across the country prepare to go back to the classroom — some for the first time since the COVID-19 global pandemic began — the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) at Florida State University has launched a resource section specifically for families navigating those crucial early years of learning. The “For Families” section […]

FSU research associate working as sport psychologist with USA Track & Field team at Tokyo Olympics

Published: July 20, 2021 | 12:44 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

As a research associate at Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research, Christopher Stanley is focused on human development and performance — how people learn, manage mistakes and make improvements in educational domains. For the next several weeks, the human performances he will be focused on are those of the athletes on the USA […]

Florida Center for Reading Research director appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on the Future of Education Research

Published: May 6, 2021 | 2:40 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Nicole Patton Terry, the Olive & Manuel Bordas Professor of Education in the School of Teacher Education, Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research, and Deputy Director of the Regional Education Lab—Southeast at FSU.

A Florida State University professor has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee to help shape the future of education research. Nicole Patton Terry, director of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and the Olive & Manuel Bordas Professor of Education in FSU’s School of Teacher Education, will […]

FSU literacy expert available to discuss decision to not publish Dr. Seuss books

Published: March 3, 2021 | 10:25 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

On the birthday of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss, the publishing company that preserves his legacy announced they will no longer publish six books that depict non-white characters in racist ways. Lakeisha Johnson, an assistant professor in the Florida State University School of Communication Science and Disorders and an affiliate faculty at the Florida Center […]

A roadmap to success: FSU invests in interdisciplinary research to meet future challenges

Published: February 24, 2021 | 3:17 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University is increasing interdisciplinary research and teaching as part of the university's strategic plan.

The biggest problems facing the world often don’t stay nicely within the boundaries of a single academic discipline to be easily understood and solved. Those problems spread out, affecting many people in different ways. Solutions are imperfect, and progress might be pieced together by experts from many fields. Those are the sorts of problems that […]

Florida State appoints new director for Florida Center for Reading Research

Published: October 1, 2020 | 4:14 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University · Florida State appoints new director for Florida Center for Reading Research Florida State University has appointed FSU Professor of Education Nicole Patton Terry as director of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), a multidisciplinary research center that investigates all aspects of reading and reading-related skills across the lifespan. Patton Terry […]

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