Dianna Townsend, Ed.D., professor of literacy studies, plays a crucial role as a co-principal investigator in the Institute of Education Science (IES) grant titled "Words as Tools: Vocabulary ...

Adolescent literacy refers to the literacy skills, strategies, and knowledge students need from fourth grade forward to effectively read, write, listen, and speak in a variety of communities, ...

Child and Adolescent Development is the study of the biological, physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth and development of the child from conception through emerging adulthood. Using theory, ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Adolescence—beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20s—is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, ...