Current information about this program can be found under the Education
Research program.
CFDA Number: 84.305A and B
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Through its Read/Write research program, the Institute intends to contribute
to improvement of reading and writing skills by (1) identifying curriculum and
instructional practices that are potentially effective for improving reading or
writing outcomes as well as mediators and moderators of the effects of these practices;
(2) developing interventions for teaching individuals reading or writing or for
addressing the underlying causes of reading or writing difficulties (e.g., poor
oral language skills); (3) establishing the efficacy of existing interventions
and approaches for teaching reading or writing or for reducing/preventing reading
or writing difficulties with efficacy or replication trials; (4) providing evidence
on the effectiveness of reading or writing interventions implemented at scale;
and (5) developing and validating assessments that can be used in instructional
settings to identify sources of read/write difficulties. The long-term outcome
of this program will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., assessments, instructional
approaches) that have been documented to be effective for improving reading and
writing.
(This program was run under CFDA Number 84.305G in 2005.)