About

The WagnerLab is affiliated with the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and the Psychology Department at Florida State University.

The WagnerLab is part of the NICHD funded Collective, formerly known as the FLDRC (Florida Learning Disabilities Research Center). https://fcrr.org/projects/learning-disabilities-translational-science-collective-building-florida-ldrc

The WagnerLab is seeking additional funding to continue and expand our research. Please contact us if you would like to make a tax deductible donation.

Rick recently (June 2025) gave a talk to the Tallahassee Rotary about dyslexia. We are happy to share his PowerPoint with you — just contact us. The highlights of the talk were:

*Faulty Eye Movements are not the cause of dyslexia

*Phonological processing is causal to dyslexia and it was our lab that first made that

connection (Wagner & Torgesen, 1987) . Dyslexia has more to do with the ears than

the eyes.

*The CTOPP is a test of phonological processing — also a product of our lab.

*We are only identifying about 1 out of 2 cases of dyslexia (our lab has done a great

deal of work on prevalence). This suggests that we are missing too many people who

need support.

*There are interventions that can help, but none are fully corrective with moderate or severe cases.

*Assistive technology can be tremendously helpful (our lab has also done studies of what works with AT).

*Our lab has also developed a constellation model of dyslexia that defines causes, correlates and consequences. We are working to fine tune a risk assessment model of dyslexia — one that will be friendly for use by parents and teachers.

*The WagnerLab team is on the cutting edge of understanding many aspects of dyslexia. You can be part of helping us do this work through dissemination, policy, and funding.