The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) supports a comprehensive program of education research designed to expand knowledge and understanding of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and those at risk for disabilities. Learn more about our work
Featured Publication
Executive Function: Implications for Education
Executive function (EF) skills are the attention-regulation skills that make it possible to sustain attention, keep goals and information in mind, refrain from responding immediately, resist distraction, tolerate frustration, consider the consequences of different behaviors, reflect on past experiences, and plan for the future. As EF research progresses, scientists, teachers, and parents are becoming more aware of the importance of these skills for learning in school settings for all students and especially for those at risk due to various factors, such as disabilities.
Resources for Researchers
A collection of available data, videos, training materials, and more designed for active researchers.
Comprehensive Summaries of NCSER-Funded Research
NCSER is summarizing their funded research projects, with four topic areas completed — Autism Spectrum Disorders, Professional Development, Math and Science, and Reading.
IES Principal Investigators Meeting
Information on the 2016 IES Principal Investigators Meeting.
While this event is open only to IES PIs, materials and videos from some sessions will be posted after the meeting.
View materials and videos from the 2015 IES Principal Investigators Meeting.