Dr. Shelley Houser, Director
The Center for Literacy furthers the mission of both The University of Akron and the School of Education through a variety of programs that support development of expertise and dissemination of knowledge about language learning. The Center brings preservice, inservice, and university teachers together with children and families in the greater Akron area through a wide range of literacy related projects.
10/07/2021
Did you know the University of Akron Center for Literacy has a YouTube Channel? It's freshly stocked with videos about numerous topics related to the Science of Reading. We invite you to take a look! :-)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgtaEU0-yxfbfIHD7DPtLA
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09/13/2021
This is the first in a series of "2 Minute Trainings" on topics related to the Science of Reading and evidence-based practices in literacy instruction. Special thanks to the Ohio Deans Compact for your support of this endeavor!
2MT Science of Reading This is a brief "2 minute training" on the Science of Reading. If you'd like to help us gather information about this topic - please complete the 2 question...
01/31/2021
There IS logic to English, and we can provide this to our students 😊
Logic of English Presentation In this video your understanding of English will be transformed! Award-winning author Denise Eide will reveal phonograms and spelling rules which explain 98%...
06/15/2016
Hope you join us tonight for a great night of literacy at Canal Park!
Tonight is the night!
We're looking forward to seeing everyone during This City Reads! Night at Canal Park! Fingers crossed it doesn't rain!
01/28/2016
Register now for the Bridging Literacies Symposium, to be held April 16, 2016. http://uakron.edu/bls16
11/24/2015
On behalf of the Center for Literacy and the 2016 CSU/KSU/UA/YSU annual reading conference organizing committee, we invite you to submit a proposal for the Bridging Literacies Symposium taking place on April 16, 2016 on the campus of The University of Akron. http://icont.ac/3aTWM
08/04/2015
Integrative Expressive Arts for Early Childhood students lead an artist study on Jackson Pollack w/ toddlers from The University of Akron College of Education Center for Child Development at Camp WISE.
07/28/2015
The University of Akron College of Education students in Dr. Brueck's Integrative Expressive Arts for Early Childhood class are facilitating an Arts Academy in conjunction with The University of Akron's Center for Child Development Camp Wise STEAM summer program for the next two weeks! Today, campers explored the works of Andy Warhol and created their own Warhol inspired pop art pastel drawings & prints!
Call for Proposals for 2014 Annual CSU/KSU/UA/YSU Reading Conference open! Please consider submitting a session! http://www.uakron.edu/education/community-engagement/literacy/reading-conference/2014-reading-conference.dot
The University of Akron : 2014 Reading Conference With all the pressures facing teachers today, it is easy to get away from the true core of good teaching: helping all students to see the wonder in reading, writing and learning. What do you do in your classroom that exemplifies this ideal? To help bring the focus back to these core values, the sess…
Learn more about our summer camp program, Camp Digi-Lit! http://www.icontact-archive.com/rnJ47QFLAkzGThLcSv_mJdyS5gLkZMN1
04/26/2014
Thanks to UA Lakewood for hosting ! Great turnout and a great facility!
We have a full house for