The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $1,943,249 Project Grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) on September 1, 2024 for the "CENTER FOR EARLY LITERACY AND RESPONSIBLE AI (CELARAI): INNOVATING BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS" project. This grant, funded under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), will support research to develop and evaluate educational interventions that improve early literacy instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
The project will be conducted in collaboration with sub-awardees including Stanford University, the University of Illinois, East Carolina University, Michigan State University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. These sub-grants total over $1.4 million and will contribute expertise in areas such as optical properties of dental aligners, early literacy instruction using artificial intelligence, and integrating culturally responsive practices. The overall effort aims to generate evidence-based strategies for enhancing reading outcomes and academic achievement for diverse learners.
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