EDU*324*E SL: Literacy Dev’t/Struggling
Jean Rattigan-Rohr

Num. Service Hours Required:  40

Description of Desired Service:
The project accomplishes four objectives. It encourages reading among children who struggle with reading. It underscores the function Schools of Education must undertake in shaping teacher candidates’ views of children who struggle with reading and of the parents of such students. It highlights the importance of community and the role universities can play in bridging the gap between institutions of higher learning and local community entities. It examines effective methods for teaching reading.