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Publication Date: 2022
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A Glimpse Behind the Curtain: The Detailed Structure of the May Literacy Center, a University-Based Literacy Clinic
Brian M. Flores; Amber Meyer
Journal of Research Initiatives, v7 n1 Article 3 2022
Literacy centers have existed in the United States since the 1920s and have seen many changes over their vast and essential history. Initially, clinics focused on remediation with a deficit view that positioned struggling readers as lazy and unmotivated. Over time, clinics shifted to a medical model, which also held a deficit view that involved pathologizing, testing, and diagnosing to "fix what was wrong" with the struggling reader. Today, university-based reading clinics focus on research-based literacy practices providing opportunities for undergraduate teacher candidates and graduate students to support struggling readers. Research on literacy clinics primarily focus on funding, student demographics, assessment, instructional materials used, and family involvement. There is little documentation about tutorial session logistics. Therefore, this manuscript provides a detailed description of the structure for the May Literacy Center, a university-based literacy clinic.
Descriptors: Reading Centers, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills, Universities, Evidence Based Practice, Academic Support Services, Reading Difficulties, Education Majors, Student Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, English Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Tutoring, Teacher Student Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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