All literacy

African American boy at a playground

June 27, 2016

UIC launches institute to help black boys

Advanced summer literacy program creates path to college

April 23, 2015

Principals, parents work together for literacy

Reading education program focuses on African American boys

Alfred Tatum teaching a group of students

March 16, 2015

$1 million literacy project to reach African American boys

Kellogg Foundation grant will fund training for parents, principals

February 10, 2015

Open Books works to turn page on illiteracy in Chicago

Making ‘access to books, owning books and reading time more universal’

Graph depicting level of difficulty reading texts

September 25, 2014

Detained youths can’t comprehend immigration documents

Third-grade literacy, college-level texts

Alfred Tatum

April 29, 2014

Literacy expert new leader of College of Education

Alfred Tatum’s reading, writing programs used by millions of students

Alfred Tatum

April 29, 2014

Literacy expert named dean of College of Education

Nationally known for improving literacy of African American youth

Emma Hardy and Alethia Jackson

April 1, 2014

Center for Literacy opens a world of possibilities

Program seeks volunteers to help tutor English, math, GED

James Radosevich

October 15, 2013

Rebuilding Uganda, one book at a time

Professor volunteers, raises funds for African school

Alfred Tatum teaching a group of students

August 20, 2013

Literacy expert named interim Education dean

Developed curricula used nationwide

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