
Center for Research on Learning
Creating Solutions to Educational Challenges
The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning (KUCRL) is a multidisciplinary research team whose overarching goal is to create solutions to educational challenges. KUCRL is dedicated to development and research of educational programs and practices that improve outcomes for all learners, including those with learning differences or disabilities. These interventions and practices address higher-order reasoning skills, adolescent literacy, adult literacy, language and reading comprehension strategies, written expression strategies, math skills and strategies, social emotional learning skills, and explicit instruction and routines that respond to diversity in today’s schools.
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Improve Literacy with Fusion Reading
Fusion Reading is a comprehensive, research-based reading intervention program developed by Dr. Irma Brasseur-Hock, Dr. Michael Hock, and Dr. Donald Deshler. Fusion Reading supports research-based strategies for students in grades 6-12 to help them achieve statistically significant gains in reading scores as well as other academic classes.

Updated Possible Selves Course
Register for the updated Possible Selves (2nd Edition) Course made in Canvas by Dr. Jocelyn Washburn, KUCRL SIM Director.

Supporting Teachers Through Innovation
New initiatives can overwhelm educators—especially without strong support. This study by KU CRL researchers explores a tech-based tool designed to help school teams implement writing instruction initiatives more effectively. Insights reveal how professional development, coaching, and system readiness intersect.

Kansas Blueprint for Literacy
KU researchers conducting statewide assessment to inform literacy improvement among Kansas students
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