Research Initiatives

Project PILAR: Parental Inclusion in Language and Research

Project PILAR aims to assist teachers, administrators, families, and policy makers with preparation of dual language bilingual education in Indiana.

The Reading Forum

The purpose of Reading Forum is to provide access to science-based research and practice to teachers, parents, and policymakers.

Purdue ELLLPS: Purdue English Language Learner Language Portraits

Purdue ELLLPS aims to provide pre-service and in-service teachers and administrators with resources and tools to practice assessing the English language proficiency of English language learners (ELLs).

Advancing Science of Reading (SoR) in Indiana

Cross-disciplinary faculty are advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana through research, research-based professional development, licensure, intercampus collaboration, and connected state leadership.

Purdue CDF Freedom School Program

Freedom School is a literacy-based summer program which encourages a love of reading and learning through a culturally diverse curriculum.

Project DIVERSITY

Project DIVERSITY (Developing Identities, Valuing Equity, Resisting Stereotyping, Invigorating Teaching for Youth) aims to build robust multicultural learning environments where preservice teachers can cultivate in-depth understandings of culturally responsive literacy teaching by enhancing the multicultural library collection in the College of Education’s Teaching Resource Center.

LLDC: Literacy and Language Development Clinics

Purdue’s LLDC offers an array of service options tailored to individual school populations’ needs, and resources for literacy and language development for grades K-6. Clinical services include needs assessment, screening, and one-on-one Intervention to mitigate learning in the areas of: 1. Emergent/ Early/ Transitional/ Fluent Literacy, and 2. Emergent Bilingualism/ English Language Learning.

Teacher Release Project

The Teacher Release Project offers school districts up to one hour of teacher release time per month per classroom while Purdue educators lead classrooms in research-based reading and writing activities (given parent/guardian permission and child assent)

Diversity at Purdue

Diversity at Purdue offers resources for teaching literacy in a more inclusive, culturally responsive way for K-6 learners. Resources include book lists, lesson plans, filmed lessons, and teaching materials.

Lending Library

The Purdue University College of Education’s Teaching Resource Center (TRC) houses a lending library of children’s books and YA literature, curated by literacy faculty and K-12 educators.

Previous Projects

Project PUEDE

Project PUEDE (Professional and Parental Understanding for Equity in Dual Language Education) will increase instructional and family engagement capacities of pre- and in-service teachers, administrators, and family liaisons in Indiana in dual language (DL) through licensure and adequate Spanish proficiency.

Leveraging the Lectura y Lenguaje

Leveraging the Lectura y Lenguaje will increase the overall literacy and English language (EL) development capacities of elementary pre- and in-service educators, administrators, and family liaisons in Central Indiana schools, creating a stable EL infrastructure.