UROP Project

Bound for Reading

reading development, schools, learning disabilities, words
Research Mentor: Mr. Jordan Dozier, he/him/his
Department, College, Affiliation: School of Teacher Education, Florida Center for Reading Research, Education, Health, and Human Sciences
Contact Email: jdd22@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): NA NA NA
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators: NA NA NA
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors

Project Location: In addition to on campus work: middle schools in Jefferson County and Gadsden County . Work will also take place on FSU campus. Spring semester is anticipated to be less heavy or have not data collection.
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
  • Day: Tuesday, September 2
    Start Time: 12:00
    End Time: 12:30
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier
  • Day: Wednesday, September 3
    Start Time: 12:30
    End Time: 1:00
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier
  • Day: Thursday, September 4
    Start Time: 1:00
    End Time: 1:30
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/my/jordandozier

Project Description

Project Bound for Reading wants to know more about adolescent readers and the types of words they are expected to read. Students differ in skills related to oral language, word reading, and comprehension. All of these are components that can impact reading success or lack thereof. Words differ in features like length, how likely they are to appear in a given text, and how closely the word follows spelling conventions. The types of words that are of interest to this study are longer, more complex words that are found in the subject areas like science and social studies. The study will use an advanced statistical model (though no stats knowledge is necessary to be a part of this), to examine the relationship between adolescent readers and these types of words.

Research Tasks: Administering assessments to middle school students
Data cleaning
Data entry

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Willingness to work with children (required)
Access to transportation (required)

Mentoring Philosophy

I believe that good science involves collaboration. I also believe in supporting other scholars to build their skills. Both beliefs influence how I mentor. I want to develop a relationship based on mutual respect and support a mentee as they gain new knowledge and experience. My advisors have been incredibly supportive and explicitly hold training future scientists in high regard. They have provided a great example of mentorship for me which I hope to continue. I hope to provide a meaningful experience that gives my mentee knowledge and skills they can bring with them to the future whether they or not they plan to go into scientific research.

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