The Reading Partners Group is a research team within the Washington Research Institute dedicated to the study of reading interventions and assessment. One major line of research has been interventions that can be used effectively by paraeducators to supplement early reading instruction for students at risk for reading problems. More recent studies have addressed the efficacy of supplemental fluency and vocabulary instruction. Since 1993, our work has been funded by a series of grants from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Sound Partners Kindergarten materials are currently being disseminated for $65/copy. Please contact partners@wri-edu.org for a supply list and order form.

 Sound Partners Plus (formerly Word Partners) materials for students grades 2-3 are currently being disseminated for $65/copy. Please contact partners@wri-edu.org for a supply list and order form.

 Sound Partners materials for first-graders are published by Sopris West Educational Services. Please call 1-800-547-6747 or visit Sopris West for ordering information.

CURRENT RESEARCH STAFF

 Patricia Vadasy, Ph.D., Project Director
 Sueanne Sluis, M.Ed., Project Coordinator
 Elizabeth Sanders, Ph.C., Project Analyst
 Becky Logan, M.Ed., Testing Coordinator
 Kathryn Compton, Project Assistant

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