Our research is directed towards the creation of a theoretical understanding of the nature of learning disabilities.

Laboratory for the Assessment and
Training of Academic Skills (LATAS)

LATAS provides assessment and intervention services to children, youth and adults with learning disabilities and conducts research directed toward developing new procedures for assessing and treating learning disabilities.

Please take a moment and let us introduce the LATAS Staff at UMass and James M. Royer, Ph.D.

PARENTS & EDUCATORS: Download the Reading Success Lab™ FREE Reading Assessment Test!

RESEARCHERS: Download the CAAS™ Software for a FREE Trial, an affordable research tool designed by Researchers for Researchers!

Goals | Approach | Diagnostic Assessment
Educational Interventions | Theory Development
Do Our Efforts Work? | Costs
Data We Collect | Confidentiality of Data