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Ph .D .  \nNiagara University College of Education  \nRob Erwin, Ph .D .  \nNiagara University College of Education  \nAbstract  \nOne of the greatest challenges in literacy education is the ability to provide a practical environment for candidates to apply their knowledge, while still working with their peers and under close faculty supervision. One of the greatest needs of resource-stretched schools is the ability to provide students with additional help in literacy learning. A university-based community literacy center is a proposition that can mutually benefit both groups. Literacy education candidates can grow in their abilities through practical experience combined with interactive, socially mediated learning techniques. Children gain additional instruction time geared toward developing the reading and writing skills needed to not only survive, but thrive in today’s schools. This paper highlights how our College of Education established an on-campus literacy learning center, the programs we offer, and the impact this center has had on both our literacy candidates and the families of the students entrusted to our program.  \nKeywords: literacy education, community literacy centers, university-based literacy centers, reading, literacy, children, socially mediated learning  \nAILACTE Journal 93  \nMcGrath and Erwin  \nIn an era in which everyone is being expected to do more with less, how may teacher educators of future literacy specialists prepare highly qualified leaders? One crucial element of this preparation involves field experiences in which candidates teach real learners with real literacy needs. This authenticity is the foundation for the meaningful rigor needed in the candidates’program of preparation in order to gain true competency. Therefore, when faced with accomplishing more with less, field-based experiences rise from important to foundational and critical.  \nAt the same time, there are real children and adolescents who could positively benefit from what Richard Allington has referred to as “more and better” literacy instruction (1994). An ideal and logical way to provide this literacy instruction is through a university-based literacy center that serves the community. Learners could receive supplemental instruction above and beyond their regular school day (more), and could receive targeted instruction based on analyses of individual assessments (better). As a result, children and adolescents who are at risk for failure in literacy learning may gain more instructional time on appropriate tasks.  \nLiteracy specialist candidates are learning skills in assessment, analysis of learner needs, instructional strategies and skills, and professional dispositions. Candidates need an opportunity to employ these additional professional abilities in a real-world setting, with the student population for whom these skills are designed to benefit. Without this experience, the candidate will not sufficiently gain the experience needed to become competent in these areas, confirm mastery, and develop confidence as a professional. A university-based community literacy center offers candidates an optimal setting for developing these abilities.  \nIn considering the prospects for a win/win dynamic, some graduate programs geared toward literacy instruction have already established reading or literacy clinics to serve community needs; other programs may be considering this option as well. In either case, the experiences in developing this community service gained by one university may be of benefit to other programs as they create or continue to develop their own literacy centers.  \n94 AILACTE Volume XII Fall 2015  \nBenefits of University-Based Literacy Centers  \nThe purpose of this paper is to explore the unique and rich context the Family Literacy Center provides for the training of teacher candidates seeking an advanced degree in literacy, as","cbCaialhtJOKzGrE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaialhtJOKzGrE","pdf",387291,25,"English","# Abstract\n## Background and Rationale\n## Benefits for Teacher Candidates\n## Benefits for Children and Adolescents\n## Win/Win Partnerships\n## Purpose and Scope\n## Literature Review","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address in literacy education?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses the need for practical literacy-training environments for candidates and the need for additional instructional support for students in resource-stretched schools.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the university-based literacy center improve instruction for learners?\",\"answer\":\"It provides supplemental time beyond the regular school day and targeted instruction based on analyses of individual assessments, aligning support to specific literacy needs.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits does the paper claim the center provides to teacher candidates and the community?\",\"answer\":\"The center offers an optimal real-world setting for candidates to develop assessment, analysis, instructional strategies, and professional dispositions, while delivering remedial and enrichment literacy programs to children and families.\"}]","University-Based Literacy Center: Benefits for the College and the Community | PDF",1792069826,63]