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Yale, UConn researchers outline brain-based REPEAT study with Waterbury students; board presses on safety, inclusion
Summary
Representatives from Yale University's Haskins Global Literacy Hub and UConn Waterbury presented the REPEAT (Reading Patterns Exploit Across Tasks) study to the Waterbury Board of Education on Nov. 6, describing a multi-site, NIH-funded research effort that combines cognitive testing with noninvasive brain measures to study how children learn to read.
Representatives from Yale University's Haskins Global Literacy Hub and UConn Waterbury presented the REPEAT (Reading Patterns Exploit Across Tasks) study to the Waterbury Board of Education on Nov. 6, describing a multi-site, NIH-funded research effort that combines cognitive testing with noninvasive brain measures to study how children learn to read.
"What we address are 3 broad questions in this program Waterbury: 1, how does how do children acquire reading? 2, why do some children struggle? and 3, the $64,000 question, how can we use science to improve treatment?" said Dr. Kenneth Pugh of Haskins, summarizing the project's aims and emphasizing the group's focus on early identification and intervention.
Project coordinator Shamar Barton said the study will recruit school-age children mainly…
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