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UMSL literacy faculty cultivates an active view of reading and community connections

The team’s work encompasses many areas of research as well as initiatives such as the UMSL Literacy Clinic and the Gateway Writing Project....

UMSL and Girls Inc. celebrate summer literacy program at EyeSeeMe bookstore

Middle school students at Girls Inc. read an inspirational book, participated in a spelling bee, played word games and created vision boards. ...

Six faculty members granted sabbaticals for research and other creative works

Deborah Cohen, Lea-Rachel Kosnik, Nathan Muchhala, Rebecca Rogers, Eric Wiland and Gaiyan Zhang will spend either a semester or one full academic year on sabbatical....

Doctoral student Belinda Quimby brings servant leadership to Humboldt Academy as principal

Quimby worked in the performing arts field as a choreographer and director before changing career paths and enrolling in the College of Education. ...

Shea Kerkhoff and Cassandra Suggs launch ‘Show Me Literacies’ podcast

Kerkhoff and Suggs have interviewed academics, educators and librarians in Missouri about research-informed strategies for teaching literacy in K-12 classrooms. ...

UMSL recognizes six faculty members for outstanding research, innovation over the past year

Jianli Pan, Nancy Singer, Jerome Morris, Katherine O'Daniels, Michael Gearhart and Shea Kerkhoff received awards for their work....

UMSL and Turn the Page STL collaborate on strategic literacy plan

The plan identifies five strategic priorities to make change and aims to increase reading proficiency by 10 percent in Promise Zone schools by 2023....

UMSL literacy grant brings $5.1 million in services to 40 St. Louis area schools

The grant will go toward coaching local educators on culturally relevant practices and the science of reading, as well as creating digital literacy resources. ...

UMSL awarded $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies among local educators

Shea Kerkhoff, Katie O’Daniels and Nancy Singer will partner with 40 schools in the St. Louis region to provide year-round support to K-12 educators. ...

Curators’ Distinguished Professor Rebecca Rogers untangles literacy and power

Over her 13-year UMSL career, the College of Education professor has helped make critical discourse analysis more accessible for public intellectuals....