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Ed School Hosts 7th Annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture
By Jill Anderson 10/24/2011 04:40 pm | Add a CommentUniversity of Michigan professor Elizabeth Birr Moje presented her findings on adolescent literacy at the seventh annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture on October 20. Read More…
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Moving the Needle on Adolescent Literacy: Ed School Hosts Sixth Annual Jeanne Chall Lecture
By Mateo Corby 10/27/2010 01:33 pm | 1 CommentUniversity of Kansas Professor Donald Deshler, also director of the Center for Research on Learning, spoke about the achievement gap among adolescent readers at the Ed School’s sixth annual Jeanne S. Chall Lecture held on Thursday, October 21. Read More…
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Within Reach: Mark Hecker, Ed.M.’09
By Jill Anderson 10/07/2009 12:02 pm | 5 CommentsMark Hecker, Ed.M.’09, is the founder and president of Reach Incorporated, a nonprofit organization focused on improving literacy skills by offering struggling adolescent readers an opportunity to tutor in high-need D.C. elementary schools. Read More…
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In the Middle
By Michelle Bates Deakin 01/20/2009 03:04 pm | 2 CommentsIn recent years, strides have been made in early literacy, but this hasn’t necessarily translated into better middle school readers. The time has come, say Ed School experts, to turn our attention to those who have been left behind. Read More…
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Adolescence Literacy Focus of Askwith Forum
By Jill Anderson 04/18/2008 03:17 pm | Add a CommentCalling the adolescent literacy problem a “crisis,” HGSE Lecturer Vicki Jacobs said at a recent Askwith Forum that the adolescent literacy problem isn’t new to educators who, in the 20th century, had already recognized adolescent readers struggling with comprehension. Read More…
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