An alternative to read and write for pupils in compulsory school for pupils with learning disabilities.

The project focuses on writing strategies and assistive technology. The participants are students with severe writing difficulties. They are aged 10-12 years. All students have received special educational support but continue to have challenges with writing.

The prevalence of autism has increased at a much higher rate than any other disability and is estimated to be approximately 1 in 54

The project investigates how the language, ethnic, cultural and migration-status diversity is made visible or invisible, negotiated and (re)constructed in processes that shape the patterns of assessment and placement in schools.

Based on the theory of Learning Activity, the project aims to investigate how abstraction and generalization, conceived as logical operations in the formation of a theoretical concept, are manifested in developmental instruction across various subjects.

The science and practice of behavior analysis underpins the majority of evidence based educational and developmental interventions supporting the learning, social engagement and development of children with autism and other developmental difficulties.

To contribute to research about the potentiality and role of art work within the welfare system a project about dreams, art and disability is carried out between the Department of Special Education and the Department of Psychology at Stockholm University together with a day activity centre with an artistic profile.

Immigrant teachers' re-contextualization of their teaching profession in the encounter with another country's educational context.

The professionalization of special teachers/special pedagogues since 1990 from a comparative perspective.

Influence and Participation for Young Adults who have Intellectual Disabilities in the Social Arenas and Democratic Processes of the Local Community: A Participant-Based Action Research Study.

We study develop and test, in different phases, instruments to be used to assess and develop learning environments in kindergarten and primary school, up to grade six.

How much autonomy do school leaders at central municipal and school level have and how has their autonomy changed over the last twenty years in Sweden, Finland and Iceland?

The goal of this project is new knowledge about children's learning in various learning environments.

The project aims to investigate the relationship between the didactic structure of instruction and the learning facilitated for students.

The project touches several research areas and has, among other things, led to interesting meetings and conversations with native language teachers.

The project will identify instruction that promotes early literacy development in preschool class.

Language, including reading, is one of the most important factors for successful integration. However, most newly arrived adults do not develop functional reading ability in Swedish during their studies in Swedish for immigrants programs.

In this project we explore reading and writing activities related to literature in education in years 1, 5 and 9.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that children have the right to give their opinions freely on issues that affect them. To enjoy their human rights children with disabilities may in addition to age appropriate support, need adaptations to manage their disability, to enable them to attain their rights and freedoms.

Content Alignment as a Pedagogical Concern in Higher Education

The Applied Developmental Science research group is working to advance what we know about the strengths of children and adolescents, and support families with adolescent children.

Early interventions in inclusive early childhood Education for children with special educational needs.

Improved neonatal care contribute to increased survival rates among  preterm infants but extremely preterm children have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental delays, learning disabilities and reduced cognitive capacity, particularly executive function deficits.

This project studies how socioemotional aspects of language such as vocal affect in parents’ infant-directed speech impact infant language development in the first year of life.

In this project we investigate how visual resources are used in language education. We focus on education in Swedish for immigrants for adults, adult education for the deaf and hard of hearing, and Komvux as special education.

The aim of the research project is to explore how children and young people, growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods, understand and deal with their everyday life conditions in relation to opportunities and limitations emanating from place, institutions, civil society and relations.