Stanford University Reading & Dyslexia Research Program

01/26/2022

Children ages 8 to 11 (current 3rd-5th graders) who are struggling with reading are invited to participate in a brain-imaging study at Stanford that includes 8 weeks of free intensive and targeted summer reading instruction if eligible. Participants will be compensated for each visit.

Sign up and complete an eligibility screening form here:

A collaboration between the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics within the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Education, the goal of the Stanford University Reading & Dyslexia Research Program is to understand the factors that contribute to differences in how all children and....

12/13/2021

Born out of our research, check out the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading. We're working towards an open access assessment system for reading difficulties and we're currently partnering with school districts to test out this new technology. https://dyslexia.stanford.edu/roar/

01/08/2021

We’re running an online reading study for 1st-3rd graders! 📚

Visit our website to learn more and sign up 👉
https://dyslexia.stanford.edu/online-reading-study/

01/07/2021

We are honored to present our upcoming Mindfulness for Parents: Be Kind to Your Mind webinar to help discuss ways you can begin incorporating mindfulness into your daily lives! In collaboration with Illumination Institute, we seek to empower children, educators, families, and communities to improve their mental health and well-being through research-based mindfulness practices. This webinar will help empower families of children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities to manage stress.

“Mindfulness for Parents: Be Kind to Your Mind” Webinar
Date: January 19, 2021 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
RSVP: https://bit.ly/38evf3k
*This webinar will also be presented with Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation available*

09/10/2020

Save the date! *Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 6:30-8PM PDT* Sign up for a free webinar hosted by Children Health Council on "Supporting Social Emotional Learning at Home"

More info here!

Find events about what matters to you. From school visits to parent and teacher education sessions, to parent support groups.

08/14/2020

Does your child speak a language other than English at home? Are they between the ages of 6-12?

Help us investigate whether the online reading assessment tool we are developing accurately measures reading in bilingual/multilingual children! Children of all reading abilities are eligible, and your child will be compensated for their time.

Interested in learning more/signing up? 👉 https://dyslexia.stanford.edu/online-bilingual-study/

We welcome you to share this information with friends and family who may be interested!

08/11/2020

Save the date! Friday, September 4, 2020 (11AM-12PM) "Supporting Distance Learning at Home: Tips for Caregivers of K-5 Students"

More info here! https://ed.stanford.edu/events/supporting-distance-learning-home-tips-caregivers-k-5-students

03/05/2020

Save the date!

On Thursday, April 23, 2020, Stanford's Schwab Learning Center is hosting a symposium: "Social Justice and Learning Differences: Eradicating Stigma - Creating Opportunity."

More details below!

https://sto.stanfordtickets.org/slc19-20/social-justice-and-learning-differences

April 23, 2020 (All day)Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center McCaw Hall and Fisher Conference Center Stanford UniversityREGISTER

12/19/2019

It's been just over 3 months since our program launched, and in these months, we have been so thankful for the overwhelming support we have received from the community in and around the Stanford area. Our database has been growing quickly, thanks to all of our participants that have enrolled! 2020 will be an exciting year, as we get our studies running at full speed. If you would like to be considered for our studies but haven't signed up yet, here's the link to join our database pool! https://is.gd/stanfordliteracy_register

We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

10/16/2019

This Sunday, we'll be setting up a booth at the Museum of American Heritage for Transition Palo Alto's Scare Faire and Costume Swap. Bring in an old costume at 1pm and visit our booth while you wait!

  Oooh, another Scare Faire is coming your way, full of spooky goodness – on Sunday, October 20th, 1-3pm at the Museum of American Heritage. Old costumes lurking? Send them packing to p…