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Citywide Literacy Initiative
In his second inaugural speech in February 2003, Mayor Anthony Williams committed to making adult literacy one of his major priorities for the city. He acknowledged that literacy, and education in general, was critical to the economic well being of the city. He subsequently identified the State Education Office as the “goal champion” for the Literacy Initiative. The initial effort, which began with an intense focus on adult literacy, was incubated at the State Education Office. Today, the adult literacy portion of the initiative is directly managed by the State Education Agency at the University of the District of Columbia.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) coordinates the overall literacy agenda and programming across District agencies involved in the literacy initiative to ensure that a coherent, collaborative framework is developed to support these programs. Select the link below for information on the 10 District agencies/departments directly engaged in research, funding, service provision or other activities related to literacy.
Claude Brown Writers & Readers Series
The Claude Brown Writers & Readers Series brings DC adult learners together with a published writer each month in a moderated discussion of reading, writing, and self-expression. This unique learning experience takes place at Busboys & Poets in the historic U Street corridor of Washington, DC.
Graduate Certificate Program in Adult Education
The University of the District of Columbia, Department of Education offers a Graduate Certificate Program in Adult Education. This graduate certificate is a joint program of Adult and Family Education and the University of the District of Columbia for adult educators and administrators. The program is based on evidence based practice and adult learning theory. Select the link below for more information on the graduate certificate program.
Professional DevelopmentThe OSSE Adult and Family Education unit, in partnership with the University of the District of Columbia, has conducted action research projects with classroom teachers since 2003. The action research project:
- Provides opportunities for teachers to reflect on their classroom experiences, identify challenges and design instructional strategies to address them;
- Collects research-based information on instructional practices, using action research, in order to improve adult learning in adult basic education programs in the District of Columbia; and
- Identifies promising practices from the research outcomes, and disseminates findings in order to enhance learners’ outcome in reading, language acquisition, math and the use of technology.
The Transformer mobile technology unit is an itinerant literacy resource used for instruction, teacher training and outreach.
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