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The **National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER**) in the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) began its operation on July 1,
2005. Since that time, we have funded nearly 100 new research and
research training projects. We have strong research portfolios in a
number of areas, including early intervention and early childhood
special education; interventions to improve reading, writing, and
language development for children with disabilities; and interventions
to improve outcomes for students with serious behavior disorders.

NCSER is stimulating special education research on teacher quality,
mathematics and science education, transition outcomes for secondary
students with disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and systems-level
interventions in special education. Through our research grant programs,
we are supporting research to develop and evaluate interventions for
children with low incidence disabilities, as well as high incidence
disabilities. We have projects that focus on interventions for students
with visual impairments, for students with significant cognitive
disabilities, and for students with hearing impairments.

This past year we launched our postdoctoral research training grant
program in special education to increase the supply of scientists and
researchers in education who are prepared to conduct rigorous evaluation
studies, develop new interventions that are grounded in a science of
learning, and design and validate measurement instruments for students
in special education. Five institutions received awards this year to
begin training postdoctoral research fellows.

I am proud of the work that is being accomplished by NCSER researchers.
This booklet is a compilation of all the NCSER research and training
grants and contracts. The projects listed here represent a new
generation of education research -- research that is rigorous, relevant,
and intended to improve the quality of special education in the United
States.

Lynn Okagaki

Acting Commissioner for Special Education Research

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*Projects and Programs*

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| Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education | *3*       |
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| Reading, Writing, and Language Development               | *6*       |
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| # Mathematics and Science Education                      | *9*       |
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| Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning       | *10*      |
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| Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary      | *14*      |
| Students                                                 |           |
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| # Teacher Quality                                        | *15*      |
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| Related Services                                         | *16*      |
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| Systemic Interventions and Policies for Special          | *17*      |
| Education                                                |           |
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| Autism Spectrum Disorders                                | *19*      |
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| Unsolicited and Other Awards                             | *21*      |
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####### Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 

FY 2008 AWARDS

**[Name of Institution:]{.smallcaps}** University of Virginia

**Principal Investigator:** Martha Snell\
**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Building Social Competence for School Success through a
Continuum of Positive Behavior Supports*

**[Name of Institution:]{.smallcaps}** Ohio State University

**Principal Investigator:** Laura Justice\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Sit Together and Read: Early Childhood Special Education*

**[Name of Institution:]{.smallcaps}** University of Illinois

**Principal Investigator:** Michaelene Ostrosky\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Establishing the Efficacy of the \"Special Friends\"
Project*

**[Name of Institution:]{.smallcaps}** Oregon Social Learning Center

**Principal Investigator:** Katherine Pears\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *A Randomized Efficacy Trial of the Kids in Transition to
School Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities and
Behavioral Problems*

FY 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** SRI International\
**Principal Investigator:** Kathleen Hebbeler\
**Goal:** Exploration\
**Title:** *Early Intervention Graduates at Kindergarten: Analyses of
Outcomes from the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study*

**Name of Institution:** Oregon Research Institute\
**Principal Investigator:** Barbara Gunn\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Developing and Testing an Empirically-Based Preschool
Language and Literacy Curriculum for Children At-Risk for Reading
Disabilities Using a Components Analysis*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University\
**Principal Investigator:** Mary Louise Hemmeter\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Examining the Potential Efficacy of a Classroom Wide Model
for Promoting Social Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging
Behavior in Preschool Children With and Without Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University\
**Principal Investigator:** MaryAnn Romski\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Parent-Implemented Language Intervention for Young Children
with Developmental Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** University of Florida\
**Principal Investigator:** Patricia Snyder\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Impact of Professional Development on Preschool Teachers'
Use of Embedded-Instruction Practices*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University Medical Center\
**Principal Investigator:** Robin McWilliam\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Tennessee Early Intervention Data System Plus: Integrating
Quality Assurance and Data-Based Decision Making To Enhance IFSP
Quality, Implementation, and Child and Family Outcomes*

**Name of Institution:** Arizona State University\
**Principal Investigator:** M. Jeanne Wilcox\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Development of an IFSP Form and Process to Maximize Learning
Opportunities for Young Children with Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** University of Kansas\
**Principal Investigator:** Charles Greenwood\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *The Infancy to Preschool Early Literacy Connection:
Validation Studies of the Early Communication Indicator of Growth and
Development*

**Name of Institution:** Iowa State University\
**Principal Investigator:** Gayle Luze\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *Individual Growth and Development Indicator Comprehensive
Assessment Project*

FY 2006 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** San Diego State University Research Foundation

**Principal Investigator:** Vera Gutierrez-Clellen

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Vocabulary, Oral Language, and Academic Readiness: A
Language Intervention for Latino Preschool English Language Learners
with Language Disorders*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University Research Foundation,
Inc

**Principal Investigator:** Amy Lederberg

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Improving Deaf Preschoolers\' Literacy Skills*

**Name of Institution:** Arizona State University

**Principal Investigator:** M. Jeanne Wilcox

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *The Development and Efficacy of a Curriculum-Based Language
and Early Literacy Intervention for Preschool Children with
Developmental Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University

**Principal Investigator:** Ann Kaiser

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Improving Language and Literacy Outcomes for Preschool
Children at Highest Risk for Reading Problems*

**Name of Institution:** Florida State University

**Principal Investigator:** Christopher Lonigan

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *A Randomized Trial of Preschool Instructional Strategies to
Improve School Performance and Reduce Use of Special Education*

**Name of Institution:** Texas A&M Research Foundation

**Principal Investigator:** Deborah Simmons

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Project Early Reading Intervention*

**Name of Institution:** University of Colorado at Denver and Heath
Sciences Center

**Principal Investigator:** Phillip Strain

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Learning Experiences Alternative Program for Preschoolers
and Parents - Using Science-Based Approaches*

####### Reading, Writing, and Language Development

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######## FY 2008 AWARDS

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######## **Name of Institution:** Georgia State University **Principal Investigators:** David Houchins **Goal:** Efficacy and Replication 

######## **Title:** *Project LIBERATE: Literacy Instruction Based on Evidence through Research for Adjudicated Teens to Excel*

**Name of Institution:** Arizona State University\
**Principal Investigators:** Maria Adelaida Restrepo\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *Spanish Screener for Language Impairment in Children*

######## FY 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University\
**Principal Investigator:** Paul Alberto\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Integrated Literacy for Students with Moderate and Severe
Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** State University of New York at Albany\
**Principal Investigator:** Lynn Gelzheiser\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Extending the Interactive Strategies Approach to Older
Struggling Readers*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia Institute of Technology\
**Principal Investigator:** Thad Starner\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *CopyCat: Learning Through Signing*

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######## FY 2006 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** University of Connecticut

**Principal Investigator:** Michael Coyne

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Project IVI: Intensifying Vocabulary Intervention for
Kindergarten Students at Risk of Learning Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Florida State University

**Principal Investigator:** Howard Goldstein

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Project ILIAD: Independent Lexical Instruction and
Development*

**Name of Institution:** University of Kansas

**Principal Investigator:** Diane Loeb

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Development of a Culturally-Based Language and Vocabulary
Intervention for Elementary School Children with Language Impairments
and Children who are at High Risk for Developing Learning Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Teachers College, Columbia University

**Principal Investigator:** Joanna Williams

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *An Intervention to Enhance Expository Text Comprehension Via
Text Structure Instruction for Primary-Grade At-Risk Students*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University

**Principal Investigator:** Robin Morris

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Multiple-Component Remediation for Struggling Middle School
Readers*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University

**Principal Investigator:** Donald Compton

**Goal:** Measurement

**Title:** *Response-to-Intervention as an Approach to Preventing and
Identifying Learning Disabilities in Reading*

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####### Mathematics and Science Education

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######## FY 2008 AWARDS

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**Name of Institution:** Mid-Continent Research for Education and
Learning

**Principal Investigator:** Sheila Arens

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Visualizing Science With Adapted Curriculum Enhancements*

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**Name of Institution:** University of North Carolina-Charlotte

**Principal Investigator:** Diane Browder

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Project Mastery: Math and Science Teaching that Promotes
Clear Expectations and Real Learning Across Years for Students with
Significant Cognitive Disabilities*

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**Name of Institution:** The Pennsylvania State University\
**Principal Investigator:** Paul Morgan

**Goal:** Exploration\
**Title:** *Instructional Effects on Achievement Growth of Children with
Learning Difficulties in Mathematics*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Texas at Austin\
**Principal Investigator:** Diane Bryant\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Validating a Response to Intervention Multi-Tiered Model for
Primary Grade Students With Mathematics Difficulties*

**Name of Institution:** CAST, Inc.\
**Principal Investigator:** Anne Meyer\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *The Universally Designed Science Notebook: An Intervention
To Support Science Learning For Students With Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** University of Miami\
**Principal Investigator:** Marjorie Montague\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Improving Mathematics Performance of At Risk Students and
Students with Learning Disabilities in Urban Middle Schools*

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**Name of Institution:** Mississippi State University

**Principal Investigator:** Brenda Cavenaugh

**Goal:** Exploration

**Title:** *The Effects of School Climate and Supports on Mathematics
Achievement for Students with Visual Impairments*

####### Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning 

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######## FY 2008 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** The Regents of the University of California,
San Francisco

**Principal Investigator:** Linda Pfiffner

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Collaborative School-Home Behavioral Intervention for ADHD*

**Name of Institution:** Virginia Commonwealth University

**Principal Investigator:** Maureen Conroy

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Promoting Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competence in
Young High-Risk Children: A Preventative Classroom-Based Early
Intervention Model*

**Name of Institution:** Louisiana State University

**Principal Investigator:** Frank Gresham

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Development of Universal, Selected, and Intensive Social
Skills Intervention Programs*

######## 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator:** K. Brigid Flannery\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Systematic Analysis and Model Development for High School
Positive Behavior Support*

**Name of Institution:** University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator:** Robert Horner\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Enhancing Data-Based Decision-Making in Schools*

**Name of Institution:** The Pennsylvania State University\
**Principal Investigator:** Linda Mason\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Writing Instruction for Adolescents with Behavior Disorders:
Scaffolding Procedural Learning to Extended Discourse*

**Name of Institution:** University of Washington\
**Principal Investigator:** Gregory Benner\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Think Time Efficacy Study*

**Name of Institution:** University of Kansas\
**Principal Investigator:** Debra Kamps\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Class-Wide Function-Based Intervention Teams: A Research to
Practice Agenda for Functional Behavior Assessment*

**Name of Institution:** Johns Hopkins University\
**Principal Investigator:** Philip Leaf\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Testing The Impact of PBIS Plus*

**Name of Institution:** University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator:** Jane Squires\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *Preventing Behavior Disorders and Improving Social-Emotional
Competence for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities*

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**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University

**Principal Investigator:** Kathleen Lane

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *The Effects of Strategy and Self-Regulation Instruction on
Students' Writing Performance and Behavior: A Preventative Approach*

**Name of Institution:** Idaho State University

**Principal Investigator:** Stephanie Peterson

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement and Adjusting Demand
Requirements: Effects on Communication, Compliance, and Problem
Behavior*

**Name of Institution:** The State University of New York at Buffalo

**Principal Investigator:** William Pelham, Jr.

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Adaptive Treatments for Children with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder*

**Name of Institution:** University of Florida

**Principal Investigator:** Stephen Smith

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Universal Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Elementary
Students to Reduce Disruptive/Aggressive Behavior*

**Name of Institution:** SRI International

**Principal Investigator:** Mary Wagner

**Goal:** Scale-up Evaluations

**Title:** *Early, Evidence-Based Intervention for Externalizing
Behavior Problems in School: From Efficacy to Effectiveness of the First
Step to Success Program*

**Name of Institution:** University of Connecticut

**Principal Investigator:** Sandra Chafouleas

**Goal:** Measurement

**Title:** *Project VIABLE: Validation of Instruments for Assessing
Behavior Longitudinally and Efficiently*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University

**Principal Investigator:** Randy Kamphaus

**Goal:** Measurement

**Title:** *Development and Validation of a Screener for Behavioral and
Emotional Problems in Elementary and Middle School*

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####### Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary Students

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######## FY 2008 AWARDS

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######## **Name of Institution:** University of Oregon **Principal Investigator:** Deanne Unruh **Goal:** Development **Title:** *Project READY: Research on Employability Skills for Adjudicated Youth with Disabilities*

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######## 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** Board of Regents, University of Nebraska\
**Principal Investigator(s):** Mike Epstein and Alexandra Trout\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *On the Way Home: A Family-Centered Academic Reintegration
Intervention Model*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Missouri-Columbia\
**Principal Investigator:** Gail Fitzgerald\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Electronic Performance Support Systems as Assistive
Technologies To Improve Outcomes for Secondary Students*

**Name of Institution:** University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator(s):** Lauren Lindstrom and Bonnie Doren\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Project: PATHS - Postschool Achievement Through Higher
Skills*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Kansas\
**Principal Investigator:** Michael Wehmeyer\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Determining the Efficacy of the Self-Determined Learning
Model of Instruction To Improve Secondary and Transition Outcomes for
Students With Cognitive Disabilities*

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**Name of Institution:** University of Wisconsin

**Principal Investigator:** Erik Carter

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Project Summer: Improving Summer Employment and Community
Inclusion Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Portland State University

**Principal Investigator:** Laurie Powers

**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication

**Title:** *Project Success: Improving the Educational Outcomes of Youth
with Disabilities in Foster Care Through Enhanced Self-Determination*

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####### Teacher Quality

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## FY 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** Florida State University\
**Principal Investigator(s):** Tim Sass and Li Feng\
**Goal:** Exploration\
**Title:** *The Effects of Teacher Preparation and Professional
Development on Special Education Teacher Quality*

**Name of Institution:** University of Florida\
**Principal Investigator:** Mary Brownell\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *The Influence of Collaborative Professional Development
Groups & Coaching on the Literacy Instruction of Upper Elementary
Special Education Teachers*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Illinois at Chicago\
**Principal Investigator(s):** Marie Tejero Hughes and Michelle
Parker-Katz

**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Collaborative Teacher Network*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Kansas\
**Principal Investigator:** Jim Knight\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Improving Instruction Through Implementation of the
Partnership Instructional Coaching Model*

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####### Related Services

####### FY 2008 AWARDS

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####### **Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University Medical Center [**Principal Investigator:** Steven Camarata]{.smallcaps} **[Goal:]{.smallcaps}** Development [**Title:** *Related Services Intervention for Expressive and Receptive Language Skills in Autism Spectrum Disorder and in Cognitive Impairment*]{.smallcaps}

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####### Systemic Interventions and Policies for Special Education

FY 2008 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

**Principal Investigator:** Virginia Buysse\
**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Recognition and Response: A Response to Intervention Model
for Early Childhood*

**Name of Institution:** Iris Media, Inc.

**Principal Investigator:** Brion Marquez\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Online Teacher Training: Promoting Student Social Competence
to Improve Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in Grades K-3*

**Name of Institution:** University of Kansas

**Principal Investigator:** Hugh Catts\
**Goal:** Measurement

**Title:** *Early Identification of Children with Reading Disabilities
within an RTI Framework*

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#######  FY 2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** The University of California, Riverside\
**Principal Investigator:** Rollanda O\'Connor\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Precision in Response to Intervention Models: Variations of
Measurement, Instruction, Student Language, and Age*

**Name of Institution:** The University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator(s):** K. Brigid Flannery and Bonnie Doren\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Building Effective and Meaningful Individualized Education
Programs for Secondary Aged Students*

**Name of Institution:** SRI International\
**Principal Investigator:** Geneva Haertel\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *Principled Science Assessment Designs for Students with
Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** University of Oregon\
**Principal Investigator:** Gerald Tindal\
**Goal:** Measurement\
**Title:** *Assessments Aligned with Grade Level Content Standards and
Scaled to Reflect Growth for Students with Disabilities and Persistent
Learning Problems*

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**Name of Institution:** The State University of New York at Buffalo

**Principal Investigator:** Gregory Fabiano

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *Enhancing Individual Education Plans for Children with
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using a Daily Report Card*

**Name of Institution:** University of Illinois

**Principal Investigator:** James Shriner

**Goal:** Development

**Title:** *IEP Quality Improvement: Research and Development of
Web-Based Decision Support*

**Name of Institution:** University of Hawai'i

**Principal Investigator:** Robert Stodden

**Goal:** Development

***Title: "**I" in the IEP*

**Name of Institution:** Educational Testing Service

**Principal Investigator:** Cara Cahalan-Laitusis

**Goal:** Measurement

**Title:** *National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects: Research
and Development for Students with Visual Impairments*

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####### Autism Spectrum Disorders

FY 2008 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** University of Buffalo, SUNY\
**Principal Investigator(s):** Martin Volker and Christopher Lopata\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Development of an Intervention to Enhance the Social
Competencies of Children with Asperger's/High Functioning Autism
Spectrum Disorders*

**Name of Institution:** University of Pennsylvania\
**Principal Investigator:** David Mandell\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Efficacy and Sustainability of the STAR Program*

FY2007 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** Rady Children\'s Hospital Health Center\
**Principal Investigator:** Aubyn Stahmer\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Translating Pivotal Response Training Into Classroom
Environments*

**Name of Institution:** The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill\
**Principal Investigator:** Linda Watson\
**Goal:** Development\
**Title:** *Social Communication and Symbolic Play Intervention for
Preschoolers With Autism*

**Name of Institution:** The University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill\
**Principal Investigator:** Samuel Odom\
**Goal:** Efficacy and Replication\
**Title:** *Comparison of Two Comprehensive Treatment Models for
Preschool-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders and Their
Families*

####### Special Education Research and Development Centers

**Name of Institution:** University of Kansas

**Principal Investigator:** Charles Greenwood\
**Goal:** No Goal

**Title:** *Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood*

**Name of Institution:** Lehigh University

**Principal Investigator:** Lee Kern\
**Goal:** No Goal

**Title:** *National Research and Development Center on Serious Behavior
Disorders at the Secondary Level*

####### Special Education Postdoctoral Research Training Grants

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**Name of Institution:** University of Texas at Austin

**Principal Investigator:** Sharon Vaughn\
**Goal:** Training

**Title:** *Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowship Program*

**Name of Institution:** University of Connecticut

**Principal Investigator:** Sandra Chafouleas\
**Goal:** Training

**Title:** *Postdoctorate in Behavior Education and Research*

**Name of Institution:** University of California Riverside

**Principal Investigator:** H. Lee Swanson\
**Goal:** Training

**Title:** *Postdoctoral Methodological Training in Instruction,
Reading, Math, and Cognition Research on Children At Risk for Learning
Disabilities*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University

**Principal Investigator:** Karen Harris\
**Goal:** Training

**Title:** *VU Department of Special Education Postdoctoral Intervention
Research Training Program*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University

**Principal Investigator:** Randy Kamphaus\
**Goal:** Training

**Title:** *Georgia Measurement and Assessment Training -- Postdoctoral
Program*

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####### Unsolicited and Other Awards

######## FY 2006 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** University of Wisconsin - Madison

**Principal Investigator:** Thomas Kratochwill

**Title:** *Single-Case Research Design and Analysis: Applications in
Educational Intervention Research*

FY 2005 AWARDS

**Name of Institution:** University of Texas - Austin

**Principal Investigator:** Natasha Beretvas

**Title:** *Methodological Investigation of Effect Size Estimates Used
in Meta-Analyses of Single-Case Research Design Results*

**Name of Institution:** University of California - Merced

**Principal Investigator:** William Shadish

**Title:** *Methods for Meta-Analysis of Single-Subject Designs*

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######## Other Awards

\*The following projects were awarded through the Office of Special

EducationPrograms prior to the establishment of NCSER.

**Name of Institution:** University of North Carolina at Charlotte

**Principal Investigator:** Diane Browder

**Title:** *RAISE: Reading Accommodations and Interventions for Students
with Emergent Literacy*

**Name of Institution:** Educational Testing Service

**Principal Investigator:** Cara Cahalan-Laitusis

**Title:** *Developing Accessible and Valid Reading Assessments: A
Research Based Solution*

**Name of Institution:** Southern Methodist University

**Principal Investigator:** Patricia Mathes

**Title:** *Maximizing Literacy Learning Among Children with Mild to
Moderate Mental Retardation*

**Name of Institution:** Georgia State University

**Principal Investigator:** Rose Sevcik

**Title:** *Evaluating the Effectiveness of Reading Interventions for
Students with Mild Mental Retardation*

**Name of Institution:** University of Minnesota

**Principal Investigator:** Martha Thurlow

**Title:** *Research on Accessible Reading Assessments*

Behavior Research Centers

**Name of Institution:** University of Washington

**Principal Investigator:** Douglas Cheney

**Title:** *Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems:
Check, Connect, and Expect*

**Name of Institution:** University of South Florida

**Principal Investigator:** Donald Kincaid

**Title:** *Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems:
The Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Model*

**Name of Institution:** Oregon Research Institute

**Principal Investigator:** Hill Walker

**Title:** *Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems:
First Step to Success*

**Name of Institution:** Vanderbilt University

**Principal Investigator:** Joseph Wehby

**Title:** *Reducing Severe Problem Behavior in Schools*

**Name of Institution:** SRI International

**Principal Investigator:** Mary Wagner

**Title:** *National Behavior Research Coordination Center*

Evaluations and National Longitudinal Studies

**Name of Institution:** SRI International

**Principal Investigator:** Jose Blackorby

**Title:** *National Study on Alternate Assessments*

**Name of Institution:** Westat

**Principal Investigator:** Marsha Brauen

**Title:** *An Evaluation of States\' Monitoring and Improvement
Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act*

**Name of Institution:** Westat

**Principal Investigator:** Elaine Carlson

**Title:** *Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study*

**Name of Institution:** SRI International

**Principal Investigator:** Mary Wagner

**Title:** *National Longitudinal Transition Study-2*

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# Funding Opportunities

Visit http://ncser.ed.gov/ for information about funding opportunities
at the National Center for Special Education Research.

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