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8th Annual Arkansas Literacy Academy
Peabody Hotel - Little Rock
April 23-24, 2012
Registration - 7:30a.m. - 8:45 a.m. (Daily)
Sessions - 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Daily)
$125/day
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Scaling Up What Works i3 Grant |
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Reading Recovery
Scaling Up What Works
i3 Grant for teacher training
UALR has received a $2.7 million grant through the U.S. Department of Education to expand its Reading Recovery program, a teacher training and literacy intervention education program based in the university’s College of Education.
The university’s grant is part of a $45.5 million effort by the Department of Education to “fund what works” in education over the next five years. The “Reading Recovery: Scaling Up What Works” project is a collaboration of 15 institutions of higher education with Ohio State University as the lead institution. UALR is the only Arkansas institution to receive the funding.
UALR College of Education Dean Angela Sewall and Dr. Linda Dorn, director of the UALR Center for Literacy in the College of Education, said the Arkansas funding will allow the university to expand the successful program to struggling schools in Arkansas.
“The goal of Reading Recovery is to reduce the number of first graders who are struggling in reading and to reduce the cost of these learners to the educational system,” Dorn said. “We are excited to have the opportunity to expand the program to more Arkansas schools.”
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Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy |
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The Partnership Logo
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) is a school-reform model dedicated to increasing student achievement. The model uses literacy
as a tool for measuring school improvement in four related areas: student learning, teacher
perceptions, school climate, and school processes. The logo of the interlocking diamonds
symbolizes the dynamic, continuous relationship between a school's literacy program and the
educational agencies and policies that influence school improvement. The first diamond
represents the relationship of four essential components within the school: classroom literacy
framework, school-embedded professional development, intervention programs for struggling
learners, and accountability and research. The second diamond represents the relationship
between four educational agencies: public school, university, state education department, and
state legislators. The power of the UALR model is symbolized in a partnership design that
acknowledges school change as a dynamic, continuous process that requires commitment and
collaboration at many levels. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is recognized as a
national leader in literacy reform. A significant number of school districts in Arkansas and
across the United States have partnered with UALR in implementing the Partnerships in
Comprehensive Literacy Model.
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