Lynn Fuchs

Lynn Fuchs is an educational psychologist known for research on instructional practice and assessment, reading disabilities, and mathematics disabilities.[1] She is the Dunn Family Chair in Psychoeducational Assessment in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University.

Lynn Fuchs
CitizenshipU.S. citizen
OccupationProfessor of Education
SpouseDouglas Fuchs
AwardsAERA Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award (2014)
Academic background
Alma materJohns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota
Academic work
InstitutionsVanderbilt University

Fuchs was featured in Forbes Magazine in 2009 as one of 14 "revolutionary educators" nationwide.[2] In 2013, she was awarded with the Kauffman-Hallahan Distinguished Researcher Award, presented by the Division of Research of The Council for Exceptional Children and Routledge Press, for research leading to more effective services for children and youth with disabilities.[3] In 2014, Fuchs and her husband Douglas Fuchs received the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award.[4] In 2015, she was invited to the White House as part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 40th anniversary.

Fuchs is one of the co-authors of Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention published in 2007.[5] She co-edited the book Response to Intervention: A Framework for Reading Educators published in 2008.[6]

Biography

Fuchs completed a B.A. in humanities at Johns Hopkins University in 1972, and a M.S. in elementary education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education in 1973. She continued her education at the University of Minnesota, where she received an Ed.S. in educational psychology in 1977 and a Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1981. She was a postdoctoral associate from 1981 to 1983 at the University of Minnesota Institute for Research on Learning Disabilities. Fuchs was an assistant professor at Wheelock College (1981–1985) prior to joining the faculty of Vanderbilt University in 1985. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.[7]

Fuchs has served on the editorial boards of various journals including the Journal of Educational Psychology, Scientific Studies of Reading, Reading Research Quarterly, Elementary School Journal, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Exceptional Children.

Research

Fuchs and her team aim to identify instructional methods, including tutoring, that improve learning outcomes for students with learning disabilities in reading[8] and mathematics.[9] She has promoted use of formative assessment to enhance instructional effectiveness,[10][11] and advocates for educational approaches that use responsiveness to intervention to identify children with persistent difficulties.[12] Other research has focused on identifying cognitive profiles associated with math and reading difficulties, which may include slower processing speed or inattention.[13]

Fuchs and her colleagues received the 1998 AERA Palmer O. Johnson Award for their paper "Peer-assisted learning strategies: Making classrooms more responsive to diversity."[14][15] This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a 15-week peer tutoring program for enhancing reading success in elementary school classrooms.

In 2015, Fuchs and her colleagues were awarded the International Literacy Association’s Albert J. Harris Research Award for their paper "“Efficacy of a first-grade responsiveness-to-intervention prevention model for struggling readers" published in Reading Research Quarterly.[16][17] This paper indicated significant gains in first-grade reading for children assigned to a small-group supplemental tutoring program after being identified as non-responders to standard reading instruction.

Fuchs and her co-author Sarah Powell received the 2016 Samuel A. Kirk Award from the Division of Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children for their paper "Intensive intervention in mathematics" published in Learning Disabilities Research and Practice.[18] This paper describes evidence-based individualized approaches to instruction for students who exhibit persistent difficulties in mathematics.

Representative publications
  • Fuchs, D.; Fuchs, L. S. (2006). "Introduction to response to intervention: What, why, and how valid is it?". Reading Research Quarterly. 41 (1): 93–99. doi:10.1598/rrq.41.1.4.
  • Fuchs, L. S.; Fuchs, D.; Compton, D. L.; Powell, S. R.; Seethaler, P. M.; Capizzi, A. M.; Fletcher, J. M. (2006). "The cognitive correlates of third-grade skill in arithmetic, algorithmic computation, and arithmetic word problems". Journal of Educational Psychology. 98 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.98.1.29.
  • Fuchs, L. S.; Fuchs, D.; Hosp, M. K.; Jenkins, J. R. (2001). "Oral reading fluency as an indicator of reading competence: A theoretical, empirical, and historical analysis". Scientific Studies of Reading. 5 (3): 239–256. doi:10.1207/S1532799XSSR0503_3. S2CID 15363636.
  • Fuchs, L. S.; Hamlett, D. F.; Stecker, P. M. (1991). "Effects of Curriculum-Based Measurement and Consultation on Teacher Planning and Student Achievement in Mathematics Operations". American Educational Research Journal. 28 (3): 617–641. doi:10.3102/00028312028003617. S2CID 145341912.
  • Fletcher, J. M., Lyon, G. R., Fuchs, L. S., & Barnes, M. A. (2018). Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention. Guilford Publications.

References
  1. "Bio". Peabody College of Education and Human Development. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. Finneran, Nicole Perlroth and Katy. "In Pictures: Revolutionary Educators". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. "Award Recipients - DR". www.cecdr.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  4. "Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. Fletcher, Jack, Lyon, G. Reid, Fuchs, Lynn S., Barnes, Marcia A. (2007). Learning disabilities : from identification to intervention. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 9781593853709. OCLC 71352680.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Fuchs, Douglas., Fuchs, Lynn., Vaughn, Sharon (2008). Response to intervention : a framework for reading educators. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association. ISBN 9780872076228. OCLC 209672657.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Lynn, Fuchs. "Word Problems, Language, & Comorbid Learning Disabilities". Grantome.
  8. Gersten, Russell; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Williams, Joanna P.; Baker, Scott (2001). "Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies to Students With Learning Disabilities: A Review of Research". Review of Educational Research. 71 (2): 279–320. doi:10.3102/00346543071002279. ISSN 0034-6543. S2CID 145374794.
  9. Fuchs, Lynn S.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Paulsen, Kimberly; Bryant, Joan D.; Hamlett, Carol L. (2005). "The Prevention, Identification, and Cognitive Determinants of Math Difficulty". Journal of Educational Psychology. 97 (3): 493–513. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.97.3.493. ISSN 1939-2176.
  10. Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas (1986). "Effects of Systematic Formative Evaluation: A Meta-Analysis". Exceptional Children. 53 (3): 199–208. doi:10.1177/001440298605300301. ISSN 0014-4029. PMID 3792417. S2CID 26253343.
  11. Fuchs, Lynn S.; Hamlett, Douglas Fuchs Carol L.; Stecker, Pamela M. (1991-09-01). "Effects of Curriculum-Based Measurement and Consultation on Teacher Planning and Student Achievement in Mathematics Operations". American Educational Research Journal. 28 (3): 617–641. doi:10.3102/00028312028003617. ISSN 0002-8312. S2CID 145341912.
  12. Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Compton, Donald L. (2012). "Smart RTI: A Next-Generation Approach to Multilevel Prevention". Exceptional Children. 78 (3): 263–279. doi:10.1177/001440291207800301. ISSN 0014-4029. PMC 3380278. PMID 22736805.
  13. Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L.; Powell, Sarah R.; Seethaler, Pamela M.; Capizzi, Andrea M.; Schatschneider, Christopher; Fletcher, Jack M. (2006). "The cognitive correlates of third-grade skill in arithmetic, algorithmic computation, and arithmetic word problems". Journal of Educational Psychology. 98 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.98.1.29. ISSN 1939-2176.
  14. "Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  15. Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Mathes, Patricia G.; Simmons, Deborah C. (1997). "Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies: Making Classrooms More Responsive to Diversity". American Educational Research Journal. 34 (1): 174–206. doi:10.3102/00028312034001174. ISSN 0002-8312. S2CID 145577365.
  16. "ILA's 2015 Awards and Grants recipients" (PDF).
  17. Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Bouton, Bobette; Barquero, Laura A.; Cho, Eunsoo (2013). "Efficacy of a First-Grade Responsiveness-to-Intervention Prevention Model for Struggling Readers". Reading Research Quarterly. 48 (2): 135–154. doi:10.1002/rrq.45. ISSN 0034-0553.
  18. Powell, Sarah R.; Fuchs, Lynn S. (2015-10-28). "Intensive Intervention in Mathematics". Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. 30 (4): 182–192. doi:10.1111/ldrp.12087. ISSN 0938-8982.
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