Ryan Bowles

In this project, researchers will develop and validate complementary measures of early writing assessing both teacher practice (tWRITE) and child development (cWRITE). The tWRITE and cWRITE, together with the iWRITE, an intervention for teachers to enhance early writing development based on a previous IES funded study, will form the WRITE system. The innovative development of two assessments that are theoretically aligned and empirically linked will provide valid and reliable data on childre...

The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test an online training program, the POWR System, for paraeducators and their supervising special education teachers to improve the communication skills of young children with complex communication needs by supporting their use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. Young children with complex communication needs, who are unable to use speech to express their needs, exchange information, or develop close relationships,...

This study will revise an existing measure of self-regulation and executive function skills for use as a school readiness screening tool for children from at-risk backgrounds. The existing Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) measure is a predictor of school achievement for diverse groups of children. However, English language learners (ELLs) and children from low-income backgrounds have not performed well on this measure. The research team will develop and validate a revised version of the meas...