Through its twelve professional development schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, as well as other partnerships, College of Education faculty and teacher candidates spend much of their time in K-12 schools fostering the literacy development of children and adolescents. They observe language learning processes and cultural practices associated with literacy acquisition and development.
CSUDH has elected to bring to this rich practice base an institutionally supported research program too systematically examine current literacy work in schools, report on its efficacy, and disseminate the results too practitioners and researchers alike.
This comprehensive effort includes a commitment to faculty development and support for faculty scholarship. The Institute for Urban Literacy will bee located in its own campus facility that will include conferencing space, resident faculty offices and a specialty library. Its work will be guided by an independent policy board. |
 To encourage and nurture scholarly activity focused on literacy development in the public schools of Los Angeles by:
Developing a research plan to systematically support studies designed to inform both policy and practices related to literacy teaching in local public schools.
Fostering an increased level of research activity by faculty through professional development and assistance in obtaining external funding.
Providing a forum for public discourse on literacy issues and presentation of conclusions from practice-based research.
Disseminating findings from research studies through both print and electronic media to audiences from the communities of practice and of research.
Creating an intellectual and physical home for literacy-focused researchers, scholars and practitioners.
Annual Conferences
Professional Development Institutes
Research Colloquia
Visiting Scholars
Publications
Library of Specialized Publications
Grant Development
Program Development
(Reading Certificates and Specialist)
Faculty Research Associates
Institute Staff:
Margaret Olebe, Ph.D.
Director
SOE 1091
(310) 243-1030
Ms. Kim Barras
Administrative Assistant
SOE 1212
(310) 243-3160
Email: literacy@csudh.edu
College of Education
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
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