From translating research into practice to providing online professional development, the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts (VGC) emphasizes scientifically based research and is dedicated to improving instruction for all students, especially struggling readers, English language learners, and special education students.
Dedicated to high-quality research, VGC works with The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk (MCPER) as combined Organized Research Units within the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Both centers promote academic success for students in Texas and across the nation by improving education outcomes.
Vaughn Gross Center professional development products and online forums are designed to broaden teachers' knowledge on topics related to effective, research-based reading instruction and to provide opportunities to share information on teaching reading more effectively.
Materials produced by the Vaughn Gross Center are housed in the library for The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk.
Eight schools selected to receive targeted support through Middle School Matters Institute
May 7, 2013
Seven Texas schools and one Pennsylvania school will receive expert guidance at the first annual MSMI Summer Conference.
MCPER researchers attend dedication of George W. Bush Presidential Center
May 1, 2013
Sarojani Mohammed, Christy Murray, and Sharon Vaughn of the Middle School Matters Institute congratulate the George W. Bush Institute on the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.