The Literacy Space

The Literacy Space is a collection of projects and initiatives in literacy education at the NC State University College of Education.

The Literacy Space serves as an intellectual hub that aims to undertake, disseminate, and apply rigorous research and innovation to support the implementation of evidence-based practices in literacy for K-6 students from diverse economic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.

Our Mission

The Literacy Space is committed to translating rigorous research into effective practice to:

Facilitate innovative professional learning opportunities for literacy educators;
Provide children with meaningful literacy learning opportunities through individualized tutoring services;
Improve students’ reading and writing by developing and applying instructional strategies, curricula, and intervention models;
Build and sustain the positive and engaged school, family, and community partnerships; and
Engage in leadership development and mentoring activities to support researchers, policymakers, and educational stakeholders to benefit students’ literacy development.

Principal Investigators

Dennis Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Literacy Education
Jackie Eunjung Relyea, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Literacy Education

Wolfpack Readers Program

The Wolfpack Readers program is an intensive and targeted literacy intervention for K-6 students in both face-to-face and online modalities.

Supporting K-6 Students’ Literacy Development

Our research focuses on developing and evaluating effective literacy instruction and intervention programs for K-6 students, especially from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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Reading/Literacy Education Program Courses

Wolfpack Literacy Partnership to Collaborate with School Districts

Wolfpack Literacy Partnership between the NC State College of Education and Yadkin County works to improve reading proficiency in school districts by supporting teachers to become literacy leaders.

Educational Resources

We offer access to educational resources for students, families, teachers, and researchers.

New Literacies and Global Learn (NLGL) Program

Master of Education or Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (K-12 Reading/Literacy)

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Literacy and English Language Arts Education (LELA) Program

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Literacy and English Language Arts Education (LELA)

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Publication and Presentation Roundup: A Look at Scholarly Work from College of Education Researchers from April-June, 2022

Faculty, staff and research associates at the NC State College of Education, including its Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, are publishing their research related to pressing educational topics in journals and sharing their work through national and international presentations. Take a look at a selection of […]

‘We’re Not Only Stronger Teachers, But We’re Stronger Leaders:’ 18 Teachers Earn Master’s Degrees, Become Literacy Leaders Through Yadkin Wolfpack Literacy Partnership

Three teachers who earned their master’s degree from the College of Education through the Yadkin Wolfpack Literacy Partnership share how the experience changed their instruction and how they are becoming literacy leaders in their schools.

How Can I Help My Students With Reading Comprehension? ‘The More We Can Integrate What We Call Reading Instruction with What We Call Content Area Instruction, the Better,’ Says Associate Professor Dennis Davis

Associate Professor Dennis Davis discusses intervention strategies to help students with reading comprehension difficulties as well as what he calls the two “secret weapons of reading comprehension.”

WUNC: For one NC county, the reading gap between high and low-income students narrowed during COVID

A new study on a large North Carolina school district found the reading gap narrowed between high and low-income students there during the pandemic. The study by researchers at NC State's College of Education, in affiliation with researchers at Harvard and other universities, examined the reading scores of third through fifth graders at about 180 […]

In-Person Learning Helped Narrow Reading Gaps During Pandemic

In-person classes helped narrow pandemic reading learning losses for some elementary school students, a study led by an NC State researcher found.