literacy

Apr 4, 2025

2025 LCI Reading and Art Celebration: Beyond Survival: The (in)visible thread of refugee stories

The Literacy and Community Initiative would like to formally invite you to the 7th Annual Reading and Art Celebration! The celebration will be on Wednesday, May 7, at the East…

Four women stand in a row in front of a red background.

Dec 3, 2024

Friday Institute Selects 2024 Graduate Student Fellows

Each year, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation selects graduate students to become Friday Institute Graduate Student Fellows. Fellows are nominated by Friday Institute faculty fellows or directors and are…

Nov 8, 2024

Two Projects Funded through College of Education’s New Innovation Fellows Program Will Address Future Teachers’ Wellbeing, Use Technology to Improve Literacy Outcomes

College of Education researchers are working to improve future teachers’ wellbeing and harness new technology to address literacy outcomes through two projects funded by the NC State College of Education’s Innovation Fellows Program.

A panel of student women sit in a row on a stage while one talks into a microphone

Oct 14, 2024

Catalyst Grant Symposium Highlights Grants Supporting Literacy Research, Graduate Students’ Self Efficacy in Interdisciplinary Education

In 2018, Crystal Lee and Jose Picart received funds from the first round of Catalyst Grants to start the Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI), a program that partners with community-based…

A group of teachers pose with their PBIGlobal projects

Jul 23, 2024

Engaging Students in Middle School: The Promise and Challenge of Project-Based Inquiry

Middle school educators know that keeping students engaged is no small feat. The transition from elementary to middle school brings many changes for students, including increased academic demands, social pressures…

A group of female students stand on a stage

May 16, 2024

Literacy and Community Initiative’s Fifth Annual Reading Celebration Highlights Refugee Stories Through Art, Writing

Eupiphanie, a 17-year-old refugee from Burundi, found peace and calm expressing herself creatively through the Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI) program. “Life can be stressful sometimes, but when I’m being…

Mar 11, 2024

2024 LCI Reading and Art Celebration: Brave Histories and Hopeful Futures

The Literacy and Community Initiative would like to formally invite you to this year’s Reading and Art Celebration! The Reading Celebration will be on April 29 at the East Wing Education Gallery…

Graphic of report "Teaching K-8 English Learners Literacy and Academic Content: Educator Beliefs and Discursive Engagement in an Online Teacher Professional Development Course" by Sarah Bausell, Marie Himes and Hiller Spires. Features image of a person's hands typing on a laptop.

Jul 31, 2023

New Research Highlights Best Instructional Practices for Online Teacher Professional Development When Working with Multilingual Learners

A recent research study published by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s New Literacies Collaborative, comprised of Research Scholar Sarah Bausell, New Literacies Collaborative Director Marie Himes and Executive Director…

Two book covers side by side. The first is a book with a green background titled "Brave Histories and Hopeful Futures: Voices of a Refugee Community" that features images of seven students with various hair and skin types and colors. The second cover, titled "The Realities of Our Worlds," features a cover with a black background and the image of the earth held by two hands.

May 1, 2023

Literacy and Community Initiative’s Fourth Annual Reading Celebration Highlights Artwork and Writing for the First Time

Youth from CORRAL Riding Academy, Refugee Hope Partners and Juntos will read their written narratives from two newly released books, showcase their artwork and answer questions on their personal journeys during LCI’s Fourth Annual Reading Celebration May 2.

Dec 13, 2022

New Research on Literacy Teaching Innovations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Model for Broadcast Pedagogy

A recent research study published by Friday Institute Research Scholar Sarah Bausell, New Literacies Collaborative Director Marie Himes, Associate Director of the Program Evaluation and Education Research (PEER) Group Erin Huggins and Executive Director…