The Center is an interdisciplinary research and service unit in the College of Education. Through a diverse array of programs, in collaboration with campus, schools and community partners, the Center supports the literacy development of all residents of Illinois through teaching and learning, scholarship and service projects.
The Center's activities are overseen by a director who is an Illinois State University faculty member. The director works closely with an executive group of six affiliated faculty members to discuss ongoing projects and services. General Center faculty meet twice annually to develop new Center initiatives.
Faculty members from different disciplines and departments are affiliated with the Center. Their research/publications have appeared in English Journal, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Reading Teacher, Harvard Education Review, Educational Theory, and International Journal of Knowledge Management among others.
Center-affiliated Faculty |
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Name |
Area |
E-mail Address |
Web site |
| Amee Adkins | Dept. of Educational Administration & Foundations, College of Education | ||
| Susan Almeida | Reading Recovery, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | ||
| Temba C. Bassoppo-Moyo | Instructional Techology, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | Web site | |
| Alan Bates | Early Childhood Development, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | Web site | |
| Pauline Clardy | Bilingual Education, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | ||
| Thomas Crumpler | Literacy, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | ||
| Lara Handsfield | Literacy, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | Web site | |
| Gary O´Malley | Literacy/Adolescent, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Educaiton | Web site | |
| Jan Neuleib | Writing and Assessment, English Dept., College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Paula Ressler | English Education, English Dept., College of Arts and Sciences | Web site | |
| Beatrice Smith, Director | Adult, Family & Workplace Literacy, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | Web site | |
| Ellen Spycher | Literacy, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | ||
| Kasia Stadnik | English Language Institute (ELI) | ||
| Maura Toro-Morn | Latin American Studies, Dept. of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Julie Webber | Dept. of Politics and Government, College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Linda Wedwick | Literacy, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education | ||
| Jessica Wutz | Literacy, Thomas Metcalf School, College of Education | ||
Center associate consultants |
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Name |
Area |
E-mail Address |
Web site |
| Carol Owles | Children's literature, assessment, and emergent literacy | ||
| Penny Kollof | Writing | ||