Emily J. Solari, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Tel:713-500-3685
Emily.J.Solari@uth.tmc.edu

Emily J. Solari, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. Dr. Solari’s research is focused on early interventions with at-risk populations; language and literacy development of English language learners; early identification and remediation of reading disabilities; text level interventions for Spanish-speaking English language learners; cognitive development and individual differences in children. Dr. Solari is currently involved in research that investigates the effects of supplemental small group instruction for at-risk Spanish-speaking English language learners, a pilot investigation of an intensive summer school program for at-risk kindergarten students and the development and implementation of dual language pre-kindergarten programs. Previously, her research has concentrated on program evaluations of preschool and early elementary school literacy curriculum as well as evaluations of the instructional effects of frequent progress monitoring of early literacy skills.