Research Scientist
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An expert in the development of educational models that use technology, Peggy Coyne is a project director of the Office of Special Education Programs-funded Literacy by Design project, a three-year effort to improve literacy instruction for children with cognitive disabilities using technology.
In prior years, Dr. Coyne served as Project Director of the OSEP-funded Engaging the Text study, applying her expertise to the development of a technology-based instructional approach for students with learning disabilities. As director of CAST's Family and Community Literacy Project from 1994–1996, Dr. Coyne developed an innovative, technology-based model for supporting literacy development in at-risk families and led the program's demonstration in schools, educational and social service organizations, libraries, and technology centers throughout the country.
Before joining CAST in 1987, Dr. Coyne provided education and placement services to children with traumatic brain injury at Memorial Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, Florida, and at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts. She earned her education doctorate from Boston University.
