FPG Child Development Institute

FPG is a multidisciplinary institute at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The institute's mission is to cultivate and share the knowledge necessary to enhance child development and family well being. Through a variety of grants and contracts, FPG conducts research and provides outreach services. Most of the institute's work addresses young children ages birth to 8 years. The institute has a special focus on children who experience biological or environmental factors that challenge early development and learning. Advancing knowledge, enhancing lives is the philosophy that guides the daily work of FPG.

To learn more about FPG Child Development Institute go to: http://www.fpg.unc.edu.

Recognition and Response Activities
FPG, in collaboration with the key organizations and state partners, has assisted in conceptualizing and establishing an evidence base for an emerging practice called Recognition and Response. 
FPG’s role in the Recognition and Response initiative has included the following activities:

1. Conducting a comprehensive review of the empirical and conceptual literature on Response to Intervention (RTI); 

2. Develop an observational tool called the Recognition and Response Observation and Rating Scale (RRORS) to help early educators recognize signs of learning difficulties

3. Provide technical assistance to state partners in the Recognition and Response Initiative

4. Produce case stories to describe the efforts of state partners in implementing Recognition and Response

To learn more about FPG’s ongoing activities related to the Recognition and Response initiative, visit FPG's Recognition & Response Web site.