Principal Investigators
Elizabeth Swanson
Funding Agency
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Overview
MCPER has partnered with the University of Houston, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas A&M University, and Florida State University to improve the reading comprehension of students in grades 7 through 12.
The focused program of research of the project, Promoting Adolescents’ Comprehension of Text (PACT), is designed to answer key questions about the role of cognitive processes, motivation, engagement, and components of interventions to improve reading comprehension. During 5 years, the project will conduct a series of integrated research studies with the following overarching aims:
- Improve the knowledge of cognitive processes associated with reading comprehension to identify malleable processes that may be targets for intervention
- Provide knowledge about the role of engagement and motivation in enhancing reading comprehension outcomes
- Integrate and apply the findings from these studies and the empirical bases to develop and test the efficacy of interventions for students with reading comprehension difficulties in grades 7 through 12
Scope of Work
Timeline
2010 to 2015
Participants
Students with and without reading comprehension difficulties in grades 7 through 12
Sites
Middle schools and high schools in Texas and Florida
Outcomes
Research is ongoing.
Presentations
Denton, C., & Wolters, C. (2011). Promoting adolescents’ comprehension of text. Presentation at the Summer Program Evaluation and Research Series Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Downloads
Some materials are available on the password-protected PACT downloads page.