University at Buffalo Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction

06/02/2026

A great big CLaRI welcome to our newest team member, President Genco! Looking forward to an even brighter future for UB with her leading the charge. 💙 🤘

Caroline Attardo Genco, provost and senior vice president at Tufts University, has been named ’s 16th president, becoming the first woman and Buffalo native to lead the university. Her appointment was approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees Tuesday following an international search.

Genco will join the UB community on August 10, 2026. Learn more ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/6180vb2V4

04/23/2026

✨ Come one, come all! ✨

In case you missed it, our reading center relocated to Foster Hall on UB’s South Campus in late 2025. After months of hard work, our new space is officially unpacked, organized, and ready for reading - proudly serving families across Western New York.

Take a look through the photos and come visit us in our new home! 📚💙

04/20/2026

04/14/2026

💙 It’s UB Giving Day!

Today is the perfect opportunity to support CLaRI and make a meaningful impact in the Buffalo community. Every donation - no matter the size - goes directly toward providing tutoring support for children who are working to meet grade-level expectations in reading and writing.

Your generosity helps children build confidence, skills, and brighter futures. If you’re feeling philanthropically minded today (or any day!), please consider supporting our work.

👉 Give here: https://ubfoundation.buffalo.edu/giving/?custom=0232&gift_allocation=01-3-0-06090

Donating to the University at Buffalo is easy. Every gift—whether large or small—is crucial to continuing on a path of academic excellence.

04/07/2026

📣Calling all conference goers! It's AERA in LA and some of our literacy experts are hitting the podium to present their research. If you're attending, check out the following:

Effects of a Multicomponent Intervention in Upper-Elementary Grades: Findings from a Quasi-Experiment and Conceptual Replication

Presented by John Z. Strong (UBuffalo), Laura S. Tortorelli (Michigan State University), Blythe E. Anderson (UBuffalo), Eunsoo Cho (University of California - Riverside)

📆Thu, April 9
🕓2:15 to 3:45pm PDT
📍Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Beaudry A

AI-Generated Decodable Texts: Problems, Promise, and Directions Supporting Beginning Reading Objectives

Presented by Laura S. Tortorelli (Michigan State University), John Z. Strong (UBuffalo), Tanya M. Christ (East Carolina University)

📆Fri, April 10
🕓9:45 to 11:15am PDT
📍Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Beaudry A