Teaching Fractions
September 8, 2015
The Center for Improving Learning of Fractions The Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $10 million grant to UD professor Nancy C. Jordan, Lynn Fuchs at Vanderbilt University and Robert Siegler at Carnegie Mellon University, to fund this 5-year research and development center aimed at understanding difficulties students have with …
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Early Reading Intervention to Benefit English Learners
September 8, 2015
Efficacy of the Targeted Reading Intervention to Benefit English Learners Steve Amendum along with colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University are investigating an early reading intervention and professional development program, the Targeted Reading Intervention (TRI), to test its efficacy with English learners (ELs). The …
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Classroom Instruction to Enhance 1st Grade Writing
September 8, 2015
Investigating the Impact of Classroom Instruction and Literacy Skills on Writing Achievement in First Grade In an effort to determine the best methods to teach writing skills for first graders, School of Education faculty members David Coker, Charles (Skip) MacArthur and Liz Farley-Ripple received a four-year $1.4 million grant, funded by …
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Reading Recovery Scale Up
September 8, 2015
Reading Recovery: Scaling Up What Works Henry May, director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP), is leading a team of researchers from the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) to conduct a five-year independent evaluation of the Reading Recovery scale-up. Reading Recovery (RR) is a research-based …
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Computerized Preschool Language Assessment
September 8, 2015
Using Developmental Science to Create a Computerized Preschool Language Assessment The purpose of this $2.8 million 4-year project is to develop a reliable, valid, norm-ready, research-driven, and culturally sensitive computer-based language assessment for children 3- to 5-years-old that can be administered in 20 minutes. The preschool language assessment tool is …
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Increasing Vocabulary in Preschoolers
September 8, 2015
Increasing Vocabulary in Preschoolers: Using Cognitive Science to Guide Pedagogy The purpose of this project is to create and test a novel approach to building preschool teachers’ abilities to foster vocabulary and therefore, broader language skills among preschool children from low-income homes. The $50K 3-year grant (subcontract from Vanderbilt) serves to …
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Enhance K-5 reading curriculum
September 2, 2015
Research to Practice Sharon Walpole is partnering with long-time collaborator Michael McKenna (University of Virginia) to use formative experiment techniques to enhance a K-5 curriculum the two have written. The pair developed Bookworms, a free, open-access, elementary ELA curriculum The curriculum was initially introduced in a rural school system in Georgia. It has …
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Q&A with Dr. Carol Vukelich
September 2, 2015
Meet CEHD’s Interim Dean Dr. Carol Vukelich began her term as interim dean of UD’s College of Education and Human development on July 1, 2015. Prior to this, she served as deputy dean for the college, under Dean Lynn Okagaki. We sat down with Dr. Vukelich and asked her what she …
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CEHD summer wrap-up
August 28, 2015
If you think our college faculty, students and alumni relax over the summer, you may want to think again. Learn about how we’ve been conducting research, presenting at conference and celebrating our accomplishments.
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OIA brings medical technology into secondary classrooms
August 21, 2015
An interdisciplinary team of students and faculty from University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development and College of Engineering have developed unique curriculum kits, called Orthopaedics in Action (OIA), that teach science, mathematics and engineering concepts through medical experiments. OIA was created to bridge the gap between engineering …
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Godowsky named DE’s Interim Sec of Ed
August 19, 2015
Steve Godowsky, longtime educator in Delaware and program associate for CEHD’s school leadership program, has been nominated for the position of DE’s Secretary of Education. He will serve as interim secretary beginning Sept. 17, with a confirmation hearing to be held Oct. 28.
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CEHD Interim Dean Carol Vukelich
August 18, 2015
Dr. Carol Vukelich Dean, UD’s College of Education and Human Development, 2016-2019 Formerly the deputy dean for the College, Dr. Vukelich accepted the role of dean in 2016, where she intends to continue advancing our College’s vision, looking to solve the problems that face our schools and the challenges encountered by children, …
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