Centers > Reading Center

Hours Posted - vary during the semester Location Maxim Doucet Hall Room 104 Director Dr. Elizabeth Webre EMail ecw4447@louisiana.edu

The Reading Center is used primarily to provide support for senior-level undergraduate students and for graduate students in the reading program. It also provides support for students from local area schools needing individualized literacy instruction. In addition, the center serves as a context for conducting basic and applied research on literacy and for disseminating information on literacy research, best instructional practices, and technology applications to literacy. The center houses instructional materials, media, and technology; selected software for literacy instruction; a collection of catalogues for the examination of trade books; a collection of literature and instructional resources for children; diverse instruments for literacy assessment; and a professional library.

The Reading Clinic is the major component of the Reading Center. The clinic serves a two-fold purpose: (1) to provide senior-level undergraduate students and graduate students with additional experience in assessing and teaching reading, particularly for children who have difficulties in reading; and (2) to provide a service to the community. Children from local schools receive individualized literacy instruction in the center in conjunction with the practicum classes. Children are evaluated and tutored by undergraduate and graduate students who enroll in reading courses designed to train both prospective and current teachers to diagnose, assess, and address reading difficulties.