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Boston University researcher to explore how elementary students read polysyllabic words

In an upcoming presentation, Devin Kearns, an assistant professor of special education at Boston University, will explore descriptive data to answer the question: Do third- and fourth-graders view long words as polysyllabic or polymorphemic? Kearns will present “De + ci + sions, Decide + sions, Decisions: How Do Elementary-Age Children Read Polysyllabic Words?” from 2 to 3 p.m. on September 26 in the Dean’s Lounge (SZB 238). To RSVP, send an e-mail with “Kearns” in the subject line to rsvp@meadowscenter.org.

Kearns has provided professional development and designed curricula for the University of California, Los Angeles; Vanderbilt University, where he received his doctorate; and Teach for America. For his doctoral work, Kearns worked on a large-scale investigation of the Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies supplemental reading program and on a study of the cognitive causes of reading disability. He recently worked on a project to prevent reading difficulties in first-grade students, for which he and others designed phonics instruction.

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