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Evaluation of Structured Linguistic Phonics Instruction in Grades 4-8
SRI is evaluating an innovative speech-to-print phonics approach for upper elementary and middle school students. We are generating rigorous insights about instructional approaches that have the potential to improve the learning trajectories of older struggling readers. Summary Adolescents’ foundational reading and spelling skills are critical to their reading comprehension and writing. As part of AERDF’s…
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Progress and Potential: School System Approaches to Strengthening Literacy Instruction
Discover SRI Education’s study in partnership with Schusterman Family Philanthropies examining K–5 literacy instruction, implementation of district-adopted literacy curriculum, professional learning supports, and student learning outcomes in Aldine Independent School District, Baltimore City Public Schools, Guilford County Schools, and Richmond Public Schools.
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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Network Evaluation
SRI is examining the critical features of a high-quality early learning program and its effects on children, families, caregivers, and communities.
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Evaluation of the Pathway to Academic Success Project
SRI studied the effectiveness of a promising program focused on secondary students’ academic English skills.
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Developing and Validating a Practitioner Toolkit to Scale and Sustain Collaborative Data Inquiry
This is the first impact study of Data Wise, which supports educators in using collaborative data inquiry to drive continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
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Improving Participation of Children in Foster Care in Stable, High-Quality Early Care and Education
We are collaborating on a research project to advance equity in access to and delivery of stable, high-quality early care and education (ECE) for children in foster care.
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Assisting Parents to Review Online Videos for Education (APPROVE)
Researchers at SRI International developed an AI-powered YouTube filter that finds educational videos for kindergarten and prekindergarten children, including math videos and reading videos.
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Evaluation of Handle With Care 2.0 – Supporting Students Who Experience Trauma
Handle With Care 2.0 fosters a collaborative relationship between local first responder organizations and schools to identify and support K–12 students who experience trauma.
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Evaluation of the Impact and Implementation of Classwide Function-related Intervention Team (CW-FIT) in Elementary Schools
SRI is serving as the independent evaluator to examine the impacts of strategies to scale CW-FIT on student engagement, academic achievement, and teachers’ use of praise and positive support, as well as the extent to which CW-FIT is implemented with fidelity.
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Creativity Challenge: The State of Arts Education in California
In 2020, SRI Education researchers conducted a comprehensive study of the status of arts education in California’s K–12 public schools.
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Child Find ACCESS
For the Child Find ACCESS project, SRI Education is implementing a community-based, tailored approach to improving child find systems.
