
Leading the Way in Teaching and Innovating Literacy Instruction
Faculty in the NC State College of Education are engaged in literacy research, teaching and outreach activities that help translate scientific evidence into high-quality teacher preparation and reading, writing, and English language arts instruction for children in grades K-12.
Meet Our Faculty

Chandra Alston
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Sarah Cannon
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Maria Coady
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Dennis Davis
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Michelle Falter
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Jill Grifenhagen
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Jill Jones
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Crystal Chen Lee
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Jackie Relyea
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Hiller Spires
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Angela Wiseman
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Carl Young
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Resources for Educators and Practitioners
Faculty with a focus on literacy and English language arts have produced a variety of online resources that are available for educators and parents to use at school and at home.

Read Our Published Work
Literacy Research
Our faculty are engaging in literacy research that aims to transform literacy education and create more equitable opportunities for learners. Below are examples of some of our most recent grant-funded projects.
- The Literacy Community Initiative
- Yadkin-Wolfpack Literacy Partnership
- Disciplinary, Equity-Oriented Use of Informational Text in Middle School English Language Arts
- iWolfpack Readers: Online Afterschool Literacy Tutoring Program
- Wolfpack WORKS
- Building Knowledge and Language Through Inquiry (KLI)
- Co-development of Reading Ability and Science Content Knowledge for Elementary Grade English Learners: The Role of Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP)
- Trauma Informed Practice Support (TIPS) in Schools and Communities: Collaboration Between Education and Social Work
Literacy News
More Stories
College of Education to Establish Goodnight Distinguished Professorship in Early Literacy

‘When Two Languages Interact, You Create a Different Kind of Human Being:’ Kathy Escamilla Shares Advice for Teaching Literacy to Multilingual Learners During First Lecture of Linguistic Diversity Speaker Series
