| University of California |
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| 1991 | Presidential Research Recognition Award |
| University of Louisville |
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| 1993 | Grawemeyer Award |
| International Reading Association |
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| 1993 | Albert J. Harris Award |
| Learning Forward |
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| 2010 | Best Research of Year |
| National Center for Educational Statistics | 1998
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| 2005 | 1999 TIMSS Video Study of Mathematics and Science Teaching |
| National Institute of Health and Human Development | 1999
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| 2005 | The Social Context of Performance and Competence for Latino Students |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 1999
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| 2005 | Status and Outcomes for the Lowest Achieving Students in a High Risk Population |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 1994
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| 1999 | The Social Context of Competence & Performance of Hispanic Children at Risk for Educational Delay |
| Spencer Foundation | 1992
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| 1995 | The Case of Home and School Effects on Latino Students' Academic Achievement |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | 1985
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| 1996 | Ecocultural Opportunities and Family Accommodation to DD Children, |
| U.S. Office of Education | 1991
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| 1993 | Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking Students |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: | 1989
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| 1995 | The Social Context of Competence & Performance of Hispanic Children at Risk for Educational Delay |
| Spencer Foundation | 1988
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| 1992 | The social context of emergent Spanish literacy among Hispanic children |
| ational Institute of Child Health and Human Development: | 1985
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| 1988 | Family Accommodation to DD Children: Interaction, Language, Cognition, and Schooling |
| Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate | 1969
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| 1980 | Kamehameha Early Education Project |
| National Institute of Mental Health | 1968
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| 1970 | Hawaiian Community Research Project |
| US Public Health Service | 1960
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| 1962 | Graduate Fellowship Northwestern University |