Gina Harrison, University of Victoria

Research

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Latest papers

Does CBM maze assess reading comprehension in 8-9-year olds at-risk for dyslexia?
Dyslexia (Chichester, England) · 2021 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Early Literacy Learning During the Pandemic: A School District Engaged Partnership
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,900
Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Executive Function Development in Elementary French Immersion Students
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$41,804
Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Executive Function Development in Elementary French Immersion Students
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$96,808

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Does CBM maze assess reading comprehension in 8-9-year olds at-risk for dyslexia?

Pollitt S, Harrison G

Dyslexia (Chichester, England)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/dys.1679 PMID: 33569842

Early Literacy Learning During the Pandemic: A School District Engaged Partnership

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Harrison, Gina L.

Keywords: literacy; reading; COVID-19; primary students

$24,900

Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Executive Function Development in Elementary French Immersion Students

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harrison, Gina L.

Keywords: reading comprehension and writing; oral language; French immersion; executive functions; development

$41,804

Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Executive Function Development in Elementary French Immersion Students

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harrison, Gina L.

Keywords: reading comprehension and writing; oral language; French immersion; executive functions; development

$96,808

Writing development in children learning English as a second language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Harrison, Gina L.

Keywords: writing development; children; ESL; cognition; language; reading

$82,073

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Harrison, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Does CBM maze assess reading comprehension in 8-9-year olds at-risk for dyslexia?" (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Early Literacy Learning During the Pandemic: A School District Engaged Partnership" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]