Project I — Classification

Principal Investigator

Dr. David J. Francis, University of Houston

Additional Investigators

Dr. Jack M. Fletcher, University of Houston

Dr. Carolyn Denton, Children’s Learning Instutute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Description of the Project

Project I (Classification) focuses on alternatives for identifying students as having learning disabilities. A series of studies over a 5-year period will examine response to instruction (RTI) as a framework for making sound decisions about the instructional needs of students and for delivering appropriate levels of intervention in response to those needs. A particular focus will be on developing tools for measuring student progress reliably and efficiently and for identifying the subset of students whose educational outcomes will benefit from alternative instructional settings, such as special education.

More information about this project is coming soon.

Population/Participants

Utilizes student data from Projects II and III

Sites

Elementary and middle schools in Houston and Austin

Timeline

2006–2011

Findings/Publications

Research is ongoing.