Dr. John Kirby and Mr. Mark Uyar (Honours student in Psychology) have evaluated the effectiveness of the reading remediation program offered at the Reading Clinic and explored the student characteristics that predict success in the program. News Announcement: Evaluating Response to Reading Remediation

Dr. Rena Upitis  and her research partners, Angela Ester of The Royal Conservatory and Philip Abrami of Concordia University, have been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Grant ($1,971,500) for their project  Transforming music education with a web-based portfolio tool . Additional funding from partners and collaborators brings the project total to approximately $4 million.  News announcements: Rena Upitis & Research Partners Awarded SSHRC Grant for iSCORE Encore ;  Canada Foundation for Innovation Funding Enhances iSCORE Encore ; and  iSCORE

Dr. Liying Cheng and project partners Hong Wang (Mount Saint Vincent), Lynette May (Queensland University of Technology) and Shahrzad Saif (Université Laval) have a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for their project Test Preparation: Does It Enhance Test Performance and English Language Proficiency.  Project website: Test Preparation Research, News announcement: Liying Cheng and Project Partners Awarded Grant for Study on Test Preparation

Tom Russell, Andrea Martin and project partners Shawn Bullock (UOIT), David Dillon (McGill) and Lynn Thomas (Sherbrooke) have a SSHRC Standard Research Grant for their project entitled: Improving the Quality of Practicum Learning: Case Studies of Four Canadian Teacher Education Programs.  News announcement: Improving the Quality of Practicum Learning