They received a $15,600 sub-grant from the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) to develop the Science of Reading program in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education.
Mary Knight-McKenna, professor of education and director of masters of education, and Lisa Thompson, adjunct instructor in education, received a $15,600 sub-grant from the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) to develop the Science of Reading program in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education.
NCICU received a $1 million grant from the Goodnight Educational Foundation to support private universities and colleges that have educator prep programs (EPP) to make changes to their curriculum so that it aligns with the state of North Carolina mandate to prepare teachers in the Science of Reading initiative. As part of their grant, they dispersed funds to all of the private universities with EPPs in North Carolina.
The funds at Elon will be used to purchase literacy supplies and materials such as decodable readers, alphabet strips, activity books and professional development resources for literacy instructors as well as to attend trainings and conferences.