Reading Endorsement New Developments &

Research on Reading Instruction

USG Reading Consortium Minigrant Program

 The Center for the University System of Georgia Reading Consortium provides opportunities for statewide collaboration among professionals engaged in improving the literacy performance of students P-12.  Two functions of the Center for the USG Reading Consortium are to facilitate and support collaborative research initiatives of consortium associates and to provide a forum for the ongoing development of initiatives designed to help Georgia’s teachers meet the literacy needs of students in the 21st century.  Towards that end, the minigrant program is designed to support Consortium member initiatives addressing the following Reading Consortium goals:

·       Monitor the effectiveness of the Consortium efforts at improving literacy in the state of Georgia.

·       Provide a forum and network of member institutions to monitor the progress toward realizing the mission statement.

·       Increase public awareness and understanding of effective approaches that can improve the reading abilities of all P-12 students of Georgia.

·       Conduct and disseminate research on the effective teaching of reading.

·       Promote dialogue and collaboration on the effective teaching of reading across consortium members from the institutions, the Board of Regents, the Professional Standards Commission, and the Department of Education. 

There are two types of minigrants available:

Reading Endorsement New Developments                                       This grant is for teacher educators to research innovative ways in delievering the reading endorsement certification to teachers. It also supports innovatative teacher education models at the university level.

Reading Endorsement New Developments Grant Proposal Form

Research on Reading Instruction                                                        This grant is for anyone interested in research to add to the literature about effective reading instruction, specifcally in Georgia.       

Research on Reading Instruction Grant Proposal Form

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