Harley-Davidson Foundation Renews Support for Family Literacy Project

Released: 1/4/05

The School of Education is pleased to announce that in December of 2004 the Harley-Davidson Foundation generously renewed their support of the Family Literacy Project with a donation of $15,000.00.

The Literacy Project is designed to improve the quality of literacy instruction provided by teachers, and the literacy acquisition of urban children. Undergraduate teachers-in–training serve as tutors for children from inner-city Milwaukee schools. Faculty reviews lesson plans and supervises the tutoring sessions. Research examines factors that relate to growth in the children's reading abilities. Research is also conducted to investigate the effectiveness of our teacher training in literacy instruction by following graduates into their classrooms.

For more information about the project, please visit THE HARTMAN CENTER web page.