Center Projects and Collaborations
Preschool Partners
The Center and Preschool Partners are working together to plan a long term partnership to support teachers and children and to answer important questions about early literacy through the potential for innovative research.
Check out the fantastic program at Preschool-Partners already in place.
View our recent parent workshop presentation.
Check out the fantastic program at Preschool-Partners already in place.
View our recent parent workshop presentation.
Horseshoe Farms
The Center is working with Project Horseshoe Farm in Greensboro, Alabama. The Literacy Center recruits volunteers of undergraduate students at UA. These volunteers meet on campus once a week to video chat with students in grades 3-10 in Greensboro, Alabama. During this video chat, UA students are each assigned one child which they tutor in literacy skills and serve as a mentor. To find out more about Horseshoe Farms, visit projecthsf.org
Tuscaloosa City Schools PreK
The Center is working with Tuscaloosa City Schools to plan professional development for preschool teachers in the District. A series of workshops will cover topics such as early literacy development, shared reading, concepts about print, interactive writing, and integrating literacy through a print-rich environment.
UA/UWA In-service Center
The Center has partnered with the In-service Center to provide substitutes and materials for several projects. Check out their other work at the UA/UWA Regional In-service Education Center.
- Donovan & Coleman’s Research Directors project
- Northington Elementary School’s PLG: Study and Implementation of the 6 Traits of Writing: Writing Development and Instruction
Multiple Abilities Program
The Center has partnered with UA's Multiple Ability Program (MAP) and Holt Elementary School to provide tutoring for struggling readers. The focus is on comprehension of nonfiction and writing about reading to support comprehension, which provides support to HES students and invaluable teaching opportunities for MAP students as they learn to assess and teach reading and writing.
CrossingPoints Program at the Center
This partnership between Crossing Points Program (CPP), a transitional program for students with disabilities ages 18-21, and the Literacy Center provides opportunities for CPP students to select books from the library and do important work for the Center. Visit CrossingPoints website to learn more.
Reading Praxis Review Sessions
Throughout the year, the Center offers FREE reviews for the Reading Praxis Exams for students seeking initial teacher certification and required to take Praxis II Teaching Reading test 5204.
During the session we will cover the types of questions asked on the exam and practice answering some from the practice guide. Dr. Donovan will lead the review and answer questions that come up about content and format. This review covers what is available to you on the Praxis website. There is no guarantee that this review will increase your scores, but the benefit to some may be that a review in a group provides different questions than you might ask yourself and additional time preparing than you might otherwise have spent.
Follow us on social media to be the first to know when reviews are scheduled or check back here for future dates!
During the session we will cover the types of questions asked on the exam and practice answering some from the practice guide. Dr. Donovan will lead the review and answer questions that come up about content and format. This review covers what is available to you on the Praxis website. There is no guarantee that this review will increase your scores, but the benefit to some may be that a review in a group provides different questions than you might ask yourself and additional time preparing than you might otherwise have spent.
Follow us on social media to be the first to know when reviews are scheduled or check back here for future dates!
