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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies

CB#7335, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Suite 1100 Bondurant Hall
321 South Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7335
Phone: (919) 966-8566
Fax: (919) 843-3250
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Goals

Five principal goals guide the interdisciplinary efforts of the Center to:

  • Improve literacy of children, youth, and adults with disabilities by developing research-based strategies, tools, curricula, and model programs.
  • Increase the development and use of appropriate assessment and instructional strategies and materials to provide a wide range of educational opportunities for families and professionals.
  • Increase the understanding of the relationship between literacy and communication through research and development.
  • Improve the understanding and use of literacy learning strategies to enhance communication competencies of all persons with disabilities.
  • Support the development and implementation of new and existing policies that improve literacy learning opportunities for persons with disabilities by collaborating with local, state, federal, and private agencies and organizations.

 

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