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VOISS: Teaching Social Skills Through Virtual Reality
VOISS—KU CRL/AAI’s virtual‑reality tool for teaching social skills—was spotlighted in KU Innovation Park’s TURNING IDEAS INTO COMPANIES series. See how this Lab2Market spinout is moving from discovery to real‑world impact.
Interview with Dr. Jocelyn Washburn by Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee
High-Leverage Practices (HLPs) are one of the hottest topics in special education—but what do they really look like in co-taught classrooms? Listen to Season 3, Episode 4 of Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee ☕with KUCRL Co-Director, Dr. Jocelyn Wa
Visit with us at CEC 2026
KU CRL Researchers will be at the 2026 CEC Conference presenting on projects: VOISS, iSTAR, APLM-WRITE, and SMARTER360 Planning. We'd love to catch up with you there!
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"What I think is unique about what Kansas is doing (with the Blueprint for Literacy) is that we're listening to what the districts, their staff and their families are saying their needs are to inform decisions about professional learning that will reach all students. The assessment will help legislators, schools and the Kansas Board of Regents better understand what's going on in schools, informing a "state of the state in terms of literacy instruction."
Dr. Suzanne Myers
KU CRL Co-Director
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2026 Pacific Coast Research Conference
KU CRL Researchers Suzy Myers and Jocelyn Washburn were making connections at the Pacific Coast Research Conference in February.
Publications
KU CRL Research Article: The Effects of a Comprehensive and Supplemental Middle School Reading Program, has been posted in KU ScholarWorks.
KS Blueprint for Literacy
Dr. Suzy Myers (KU CRL) and Dr. Haiying Long (KU School of Education & Human Sciences) spent the day at the Kansas Capitol sharing new research on the state of literacy in Kansas for Literacy Day at the Capitol. They joined School of Education representatives in supporting funding for the Blueprint for Literacy. The event was organized by the Kansas Board of Regents.