Georgia State To Lead $10 Million Research Project
A 10-million dollar grant to further research and improve reading among deaf and hard of hearing children will be spearheaded by Georgia State University.
Much of the research will focus on refining curriculum and resources for educators of the hearing impaired:
Amy Lederberg is a professor of education psychology and special education.
She says several national studies will be conducted.
That includes strategies which will, “improve reading development of deaf and hard of hearing children and also develop interventions that are specifically tailored to their needs,” says Lederberg.
Professor Lederberg says those interventions will help develop curriculums that better equip educators of the deaf.
“Because teachers of the deaf at this point, do not have any specific curriculum that is specifically tailored to the children’s needs,” says Lederberg.
This will be the first national research center to focus on improving reading for deaf and hard of hearing children.
Georgia State’s department of education will house the center.
Professor Lederberg says the national research team will also include educators from Colorado, Arizona and Washington D.C.
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