Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Botswana
    The UURC is developing a reading intervention internship with an NGO in Botswana.
  • Japan
    I studied Japanese in high school and college and had two homestay experiences in Japan.
  • Singapore
    I consulted and provided professional development for Stamford American International School, and was invited to present at the International MTSS Summit in Singapore.

Research Keywords

  • Reading Intervention
  • Reading Education
  • Morphology

Software Titles

  • UURC Flash Assessment. A speeded measure that provides instructional grade level for students' word recognition automacity. Distribution List: Now available on-line, without charge. See https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id968535020?mt=8. Release Date: 12/2015. Inventors: Dr. Matthew K. Fields. Distribution List: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/id968535020?mt=8.
  • UURC Tracing Board. This interactive and motivating software program allows beginning readers and writers to practice forming letters CORRECTLY! Release Date: 03/2015. Inventors: Dr. Matthew K. Fields. Distribution List: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uurc-tracing-board/id972404396?mt=8.

Presentations

  • Comprehensive Reading Intervention, International MTSS Summit. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2021.
  • Research Based Literacy Support, RtI for International Schools Summit, Singapore. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2019.
  • Effects of an academic vocabulary intervention using Latin roots on adolescent English learners. Conference Paper, Presented, 07/2018.
  • Longitudinal replication of a Tier II intervention model for struggling readers across all grades. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 07/2018.
  • Integrating Decoding and Spelling Instruction with an Orthographic Framework. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/2010.
  • Strategies for Integrating Decoding and Spelling Instruction within an Orthographic Framework, National Association of School Psychologists Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/2010.

Publications

  • Brown, Kathleen J. (2021). Phonological awareness materials in Utah kindergartens: A case study in the science of reading. Reading Research Quarterly. Published, 04/15/2021.
  • Crosson, A.C. & McKeown, M. G., Lei, P., Zhao, H., Li, X., Patrick, K., Brown, K., and Shen, Y. (2021). Morphological analysis skill and academic vocabulary knowledge are malleable through intervention and may contribute to reading comprehension for multilingual adolescents. Journal of Research in Reading. Published, 02/2021.
  • Crosson, A. & McKeowen, M., Robbins, K.P., Brown, K.J. (2019). Key Elements of Robust Vocabulary Instruction for Emergent Bilingual Adolescents. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. Published, 10/2019.
  • Flynn, L. & Hosp, M. K., & Robbins, K.P. (2011). Word Recognition Error Analysis: Comparing Isolated Word List and Oral Passage Reading. Assessment for Effective Intervention. Published, 10/2011.
  • Robbins, Kelly Patrick & Hosp, J.L., Hosp, M.K., Flynn, L.J. (2010). Assessing Specific Grapho Phonemic Skills in Elementary Students. Assessment for Effective Intervention. Published, 12/2010.