News Archive - College of Education

Unlocking Reading Success: The Key to Helping Struggling Readers Better Comprehend Content

Special Education Assistant Professor Peng Peng and colleagues conducted a comprehensive analysis to determine the effectiveness of various learning strategies for struggling readers.

A Heart for Those with Learning Disabilities: Q&A with Alumna Sarah G. King, Class of 2023

Sarah Gorsky King, a master’s and doctoral alumna, shares how her own personal experiences lead to her current research and desire to help culturally and…

Meadows Center Researchers Complete Large-Scale Study with More Than 200 Teachers Across Texas

Researchers from The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk studied the effects of a professional development model to help teachers implement reading comprehension and vocabulary…

College of Education Senior Receives the Janice S. Jones Teacher Scholarship

Ailani Elizondo, a senior in the Special Education program at UT’s College of Education, was recently named a recipient of a 2023 Janice S. Jones Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship…

Q&A with Dr. Lauren Hampton: Impacting and Improving the Lives of Young Children on the Autism Spectrum

Lauren Hampton, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education, discusses how her passion for working with young children on the autism spectrum and their…

Jessica Toste Accepted to the Comprehensive Program for Adaptive Interventions Training in Education (CATIE)

Jessica Toste, associate professor in the Department of Special Education, accepted into the highly competitive, adaptive intervention CATIE training program.

Faculty Member Jessica Toste Honored for Exceptional Graduate Teaching

Jessica Toste, associate professor in the Department of Special Education, was awarded a President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award for the 2022-23 academic year.

Doctoral Students Awarded Project Grants to Support the Development of Creative Projects for Students with Learning Disabilities

Erica Fry and Zhina Shen, Ph.D. students in Special Education, have been awarded a Grant from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Learning Disabilities.

Special Education Doctoral Student Invited to Prestigious Student Scholars Seminar Series

The Council for Exceptional Children has sponsored this recognition annually since 2008.

Special Education Professor Ranked as One of the Best Scientists in the World by Research.com

Dr. Sharon Vaughn, professor in the Department of Special Education, has authored more than 35 books, 250 peer-reviewed research articles and 65 chapters.

Jessica Toste Serves as Guest Editor and Publishes Research in Special Issue of Intervention in School and Clinic

New special issue of "Intervention in School and Clinic" provides guidance on how to bring the science of reading to teacher preparation programs. Toste and…

UNC Chapel Hill Taps Special Education alumnus Nigel Pierce for a Faculty Fellows Position

Kizzy Albritton: Why Black Preschoolers Are Still Being Expelled at Staggering Rates

Nov. 2, 2022 Visible Magazine to read this article, visit this link

Enhancing the Student Experience Through Community Partnerships

Laura Estep, assistant professor of practice, created new opportunities for graduate students to present with community partners serving the autistic community to foster information sharing,…

UT Austin Researchers Examine Peer Tutoring to Improve Reading Outcomes for Students in YMCA Afterschool Care

UT Austin has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to examine the efficacy of a reading intervention delivered through peer tutoring. The research is…

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