Texas Adolescent Literacy Project

Principal Investigator

Carolyn Denton

Other Investigators

Sharon Vaughn

Funding Agency

Texas Education Agency

Description of the Project

The Texas Adolescent Literacy Project will develop and evaluate assessment and intervention approaches for middle school students who struggle with reading. The project team, including researchers at the University of Houston, will develop an assessment for identifying and planning instruction for struggling middle school readers, along with a multitiered, schoolwide intervention approach for students with reading difficulties of differing severity. The project will result in a set of quality professional development materials that will be accessible by middle schools in Texas.

Population/Participants

Seventh and eighth grade students with reading difficulties/disabilities

Sites

Middle schools in Round Rock, Manor, and Houston

Timeline

January 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007

Results/Findings/Publications

Project is in the planning and development stages.