Center on the Use of Emerging Technologies to Improve Literacy Achievement for Students with Disabilities in Middle School

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs has awarded $10 million over five years to launch a national R&D Center for the Use of Emerging Technologies to Improve Literacy Achievement for Students with Disabilities in Middle School. Partners include: U-M, CAST (Center for Applied Special Technologies), Vanderbilt University, Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) Institute, and Scholastic, Inc.

The center will research and develop a technology-rich learning environment, utilizing emerging technologies, that provides individualized literacy supports for students across content areas, and uses learning analytics to provide teachers with continuous access to data that can inform instruction in a timely manner.