Dr. Rebecca Alexander was featured by Innovation Quarter as part of a series of articles is about women in STEM careers who have made significant contributions to their fields. The article includes a focus on cross-disciplinary opportunities related to STEM literacy, including a class […]
Reynolda Discovery Lessons promote reading readiness and visual literacy for preschoolers through dramatic play, music, movement, and artmaking, using a work of art or item from Reynolda’s collection as a starting point. Learn more » reynolda.org
The Puedo Leer Program, directed by Wake Forest Professor Lauren Miller, provides weekly tutoring for Spanish-speaking students at Mineral Springs Elementary. In this program, students are given the opportunity to develop their literacy skills in their home language, Spanish. Students are exposed to Spanish children’s […]
This past April the Staff Advisory Council in collaboration with WFU Alumni Engagement sponsored a Pro Humanitate Day event at the Allegacy Federal Credit Union Football Stadium. A total of 29 dedicated staff members from diverse departments across campus, along with Winston-Salem Fire Department members […]
Nearly 70 children embarked on a six-week journey of literacy enrichment and college campus immersion at Wake Forest University’s Freedom School. It’s part of a national initiative developed by the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF). Wake Forest’s Freedom School aims to combat summer learning loss while fostering a deep love […]
Inside a second-grade classroom at Speas Global Elementary School, students learn science from a couple of special guests — students from Wake Forest. Theatre professor Brook Davis created the class more than 20 years ago. “I started to realize that there were a lot of […]
The Center for Literacy Education and Department of Education hosted a Professional Learning Series panel on Monday, March 25. Amanda Kaufman from Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library presented on “Teaching Lateral Reading for Evaluating Information Online.” Hannah Inzko and Brianna Healey from Wake […]
Dr. Stephanie Rowley, Dean and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education from the University of Virginia, visited Wake Forest on Monday, February 12. Dr. Rowley is a developmental psychologist whose research explores how parents’ attitudes toward race and gender, and their own social experiences, […]