Iowa Reading Research Center

Iowa Reading Research Center Student Reading Success Through Research and Collaboration Results will have a direct application to literacy policy and education in Iowa.

The purpose of the Iowa Reading Research Center is to improve the literacy proficiency of PK-12 students. To that end, the Center will conduct research in practical settings in order to evaluate the effectiveness of literacy practices and the usefulness of assessments for guiding literacy instruction. All efforts of the Center will be conducted in collaboration with educators, parents, community representatives, and policy makers.

The Iowa Reading Research Center is seeking elementary and high schools to partner on classroom observation research dur...
08/25/2026

The Iowa Reading Research Center is seeking elementary and high schools to partner on classroom observation research during the 2026–2027 school year. To express initial interest in collaborating or to request more information, please email [email protected].

During the preschool years, children are in the pre-reading stage and begin developing early literacy skills such as pho...
08/24/2026

During the preschool years, children are in the pre-reading stage and begin developing early literacy skills such as phonemic awareness. To learn how to support this skill development, visit our Spark Early Literacy Hub for free resources: https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/spark-early-literacy

Thank you to the educators at Bergman Academy in Des Moines for welcoming IRRC staff this week to deliver professional d...
08/21/2026

Thank you to the educators at Bergman Academy in Des Moines for welcoming IRRC staff this week to deliver professional development sessions on print handwriting, cursive handwriting, and morphology. Learn more about our technical assistance services on our website: https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/school-district-partner

This week, we met so many families and educators passionate about children’s literacy at the Iowa State Fair! Thank you ...
08/20/2026

This week, we met so many families and educators passionate about children’s literacy at the Iowa State Fair! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and participated in our early literacy and handwriting activities! https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/

What's new at the IRRC? Read our latest newsletter to learn about updates to our fidelity monitoring tool, as well as op...
08/11/2026

What's new at the IRRC? Read our latest newsletter to learn about updates to our fidelity monitoring tool, as well as opportunities to support a new research project and collaborate with us! https://tinyurl.com/3ck82nhw

Handwriting fluency consists of two components: legibility and rate. But what makes a letter legible or illegible? Find ...
08/07/2026

Handwriting fluency consists of two components: legibility and rate. But what makes a letter legible or illegible? Find more guidance for assessing and scoring student handwriting on the IRRC’s LIFTER eLearning module: https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/handwriting-hub -item-5626-0

Introducing organization accounts on IRRC’s Measure FIRST app! The updated app not only allows educators to create and r...
08/05/2026

Introducing organization accounts on IRRC’s Measure FIRST app! The updated app not only allows educators to create and respond to fidelity forms but also share these custom forms across their organization, supporting collaboration in the data-based decision-making process! Learn more: https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/apps-and-tools/measure-first

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