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Research Grants (Selected)

Kirby, J. R. (2010-2011). Breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge in reading comprehension. Faculty of Education, Queen’s University.

Martinussen, R. Wiener, J, & Kirby, J. R. (2009-2012). Promoting listening and reading comprehension in students with ADHD. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Wade-Woolley, L., Wood, C. & Kirby, J. R. (2009-2012). The role of speech rhythm in reading development. 2009-2012. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Kirby, J. R., Deacon, S. H. & Bowers, P. (2007-2008). Morphological awareness in literacy development. Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

Desrochers, A. & Kirby, J. R. (2007-2010). The development of French word morphology knowledge and its relation to reading. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Desrochers, A. & Kirby, J. R. (2007-2009). Longitudinal prediction of French reading development. Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

Cheng, L., Kirby, J. R. & Wade-Woolley, L. (2007-2008). Second language immersion and students’ academic success. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada.

Kirby, J. R., Deacon, H., Parrila, R. & Wade-Woolley, L. (2004-2007). Beyond the double deficit: The roles of orthographic and morphological processing in reading and spelling. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Kirby, J. R., Parrila, R. K & Wade-Woolley, L. (2003-2004). Orthographic processing and the double deficit hypothesis. Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (Centre of Excellence).

Parrila, R., Kirby, J. R. & Wade-Woolley, L. (2002-2005). Compensated adult dyslexics: Deficits and compensatory mechanisms. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Kirby, J. R., Wade-Woolley, L. & Parrila, R. K. (2001-2004). The development, prediction, and remediation of subtypes of reading disorders. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Wade-Woolley, L. & Kirby, J. R. (2000-2003). Development of English language skills in early French immersion: Accounting for individual differences. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.