David J. Francis

David J. Francis studies how children learn to read and develop language and math skills, with particular focus on students learning English as a second language and students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia. His work combines educational research (classroom instruction, school policy for English learners) with cognitive assessment and, in some recent work, brain-based measures like EEG. Prospective students would likely engage with mixed-methods research spanning literacy/language development, educational policy for multilingual learners, and psychometric or neurocognitive assessment tools.

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade without a clear steady increase or decrease, with peaks around 2017, 2021-2022, and a moderate recent pace averaging about 10 papers per year over the last five years.

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