Republican Journal advances info session on new graduate literacy cohort

The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will hold an information session about a new cohort being formed for UMaine’s fall 2018 graduate early literacy program. Susan Bennett-Armistead, an associate professor of literacy at UMaine, will provide information and answer questions 4:30–5:30 p.m. March 22, according to the article. The cohort is designed to further elementary and secondary teachers’ knowledge of literacy theories, practices and research. UMaine’s literacy education graduate program provides students with the opportunity to explore vital issues of literacy research and instruction with nationally recognized faculty, the article states.