Florida Center for Reading Research Report

The Florida Center for Reading Research is an independent research organization based within Florida State University. It was established by Dr. Joseph Torgeson, one of the most prominent reading researchers in the United States and is currently led by Dr. Barbara Foorman, formerly of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences.

As a service to educators, the Florida Center for Reading Research publishes in-depth reports on literacy curricula. TUNEin™ to READING was reviewed in fall 2007 in a report that describes how the software works, its research base and its use across Florida. In particular, the report noted the following strengths:

• Repeated reading has a strong research base
• Singing as a medium for repeated readings may provide struggling readers with the motivation and engagement that are often missing due to a previous lack of academic success
• The software is easy to navigate for teachers and students
• The repeated listening and singing process is explicit and systematic

To read the full report, click here.