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Cognitive/Developmental Faculty


Dr. Torgeson

Dr. Joseph Torgesen

University of Michigan, 1976

Director Emeritus, Florida Center for Reading Research

Email

Florida Center for Reading Research

Research Interest

Psychology of reading and prevention of reading disabilities; cognitive characteristics of children with learning disabilities; assessment practices with children; computer assisted instruction in basic academic skills.


Selected Publications

Torgesen, J.K. (in press). Recent discoveries from research on remedial interventions for children with dyslexia. In M. Snowling and C. Hulme (Eds.). Advances from Research on Dyslexia. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers

Schatschneider, C. & Torgesen, J.K. (2004). Using our Current Understanding of Dyslexia to Support Early Identification and Intervention. Journal of Child Neurology, 19, 759-765.

Torgesen, J.K. (2004). Lessons Learned From the Last 20 Years of Research on Interventions for Students who Experience Difficulty Learning to Read. In McCardle, P. & Chhabra, V. (Eds.) The voice of evidence in reading research. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Torgesen, J.K., Rashotte, C.A., Alexander, A., Alexander, J., & MacPhee, K. (2003). Progress towards understanding the instructional conditions necessary for remediating reading difficulties in older children. In B. Foorman (Ed.). Preventing and Remediating Reading Difficulties: Bringing Science to Scale.(pp. 275-298). Parkton, MD: York Press.

Torgesen, J.K. (2002). The prevention of reading difficulties. Journal of School Psychology, 40, 7-26.

Mathes, P.G., Torgesen, J.K., & Allor, J.H. (2001). The effects of peer-assisted literacy strategies for first-grade readers with and without additional computer assisted instruction in phonological awareness. American Educational Research Journal. 38, 371-410.

Torgesen, J.K., Alexander, A. W., Wagner, R.K., Rashotte, C.A., Voeller, K., Conway, T. & Rose, E. (2001). Intensive remedial instruction for children with severe reading disabilities: Immediate and long-term outcomes from two instructional approaches. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34, 33-58.

Torgesen, J.K., Rashotte, C.A., Alexander, A. (2001). Principles of fluency instruction in reading: Relationships with established empirical outcomes. In M. Wolf (Edward. ), Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain. pp. 333-355. Parkton, MD: York Press.

Torgesen, J.K. (2000). Individual differences in response to early interventions in reading: The lingering problem of treatment resisters. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 15, 55-64.