Leslie Fox, Ph.D. '14The School of Education’s reputation as a leader in early childhood special education and literacy research and its partnership with the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute were my reasons for applying to UNC. I wanted to learn from leaders in my field.
Building Understandings to Help All Learners
Wonkyung "Won" Jang ('22 Ph.D.), an assistant professor in the department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, serves as principal investigator on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded project that aims to better understand how childhood peers influence the behavior and development of young children.
UNC-Chapel Hill-based autism researchers led by Kara Hume, associate professor at the School of Education, have published their latest review of literature related to interventions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, identifying five new evidence-based practices and reclassifying interventions to better support those who serve children and youth with ASD. “Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth,…
A new online toolkit from an interdisciplinary team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will help families and caregivers supporting individuals with autism during the COVID-19 epidemic. The toolkit — “Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times” — provides user-friendly, evidence-based resources for people supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The…