literacy

Feb 28, 2018

NC State Education’s Online Professional Development Course Addresses Needs in Foundational Reading Skills

Improving Early Literacy Teaching Foundational Reading Skills, an online professional development course for educators, is one of several initiatives underway at the NC State College of Education designed to help improve early literacy education across North Carolina and beyond. 

Jan 29, 2018

College of Education, Triangle Literacy Council Team Up to Publish YouthBuild’s “Blueprints”

Bull City YouthBuild graduated its first class and published Blueprints: Rebuilding Lives and Redesigning Futures with the help of the Triangle Literacy Council and the College of Education. Assistant Professor Crystal Chen Lee talks about her experience with this dropout recovery program. 

Sep 11, 2017

Cultivating Young Readers

NC State College of Education faculty are leading literacy initiatives to improve reading education across the nation. Explore their seven evidence-based principles to cultivate young readers. 

Aug 14, 2017

How to Enhance Learning Over the Summer

A group from the NC State College of Education spent six weeks in June, July and August working to prevent summer learning loss among children in East Durham -- and learning how to be effective teachers. 

Feb 10, 2017

Hybrid Master’s Helps Educators Integrate Technology and Global Learning to Support Diverse Learners

NC State’s New Literacies and Global Learning (NLGL) Master’s Program, a hybrid of online and face-to-face courses, helps experienced teachers learn cutting-edge instructional dispositions and approaches to better engage their students and enhance their overall learning experience.