Dr. Rouse’s research focuses on understanding and developing effective writing interventions for struggling writers and students with disabilities. Her approach has been multifaceted and includes: (a) meta-analyses to examine effective writing interventions documented in existing experimental studies, (b) analysis of interview responses to understand students’ knowledge of the writing process and different writing genres; (c) surveys to document teachers’ use of evidence-based writing instruction, and (d) professional development to assist teachers in implementing evidence-based writing instruction in their classrooms. Dr. Rouse has also examined elementary students’ use of writing as a tool for learning information in science. She continues to develop interventions to promote elementary-aged students’ use of writing to facilitate their learning across the content areas.
