Nicole Patton-Terry

The purpose of the current training program, Florida Interdisciplinary Research Fellows in Education Sciences (FIREFLIES), is to train doctoral students to conduct reading research in collaborative partnerships with higher education, local and state education agencies, and nonprofit research organizations.

Children from low-income backgrounds, especially children of color, are at greater risk for poor academic achievement and school failure. The academic achievement gap is present before school entry and often widens during the school years. Atlanta 323: The Partnership for School Readiness and Achievement from Age 3 to Grade 3 (Atlanta 323 for short) will address early learning achievement gaps and improve Atlanta Public School's (APS) capacity to implement an effective preschool through 3rd ...