The Literacy Achievement Gap: Research Evidence for Policy and Practice.
- Date
- October 23, 2008
- Time
- 5:30pm - 7:00pm
- Location
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Gutman Library, Gutman Conference Center.
- Details
Harvard Graduate School of Education's
Jeanne S. Chall Annual Lecture
"The Literacy Achievement Gap:
Research Evidence for Policy and Practice"Speaker: Dorothy Strickland, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Education at Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
The achievement gap between poor and minority students and their White and more affluent counterparts is one of the most pressing issues in education today. This presentation will focus on three related areas: (1) an overview of the historical influences framing discussions about the achievement gap; (2) the impact on specific populations and contexts and (3) research evidence about best practices that improve literacy achievement outcomes in low performing schools.
Kathleen McCartney, Dean and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Education will provide an introduction. A reception and announcement of the Jeanne S. Chall Doctoral Student Research Award to Kathleen Spencer and Research Grant to Julianne Scott will follow.
Jeanne Chall, who served as a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was a leading expert in her field. Chall’s seminal work on reading research and instruction influenced scholarship on the teaching of reading in schools and universities throughout the country.
This event is free and open to the general public. Tickets are not necessary. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For information, contact Madeline Tarabelli at tarabema@gse.harvard.edu.
