Saturday, March 4, 2023 11:00 AM (ET)
Knox Hall - Room 4North Campus
Graduate School of Education716-645-6640 gsedean@buffalo.edu
In this special session, “Literacy as a Civil Right,” Kareem Weaver will address literacy as the fundamental civil right of our time. Data across the U.S. indicates that less than half of all students are reading at a proficient level (34% in New York State), with achievement gaps growing ever wider in high poverty, at-risk communities. If we know that 95% of all children can learn how to read and that explicit, systematic instruction is the key to reaching all students, why do we have a reading crisis and what is the role of higher education?
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Kareem Weaver is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of FULCRUM, which partners with stakeholders to improve reading results for students. He is the Oakland NAACP's 2nd vice president and chair of its education committee. His advocacy is featured in the upcoming film “The Right to Read.” Mr. Weaver previously served as New Leaders’ executive director of the western region and was an award-winning teacher and administrator. He has undergraduate degrees from Morehouse College and a master’s in clinical-community psychology from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Weaver believes in the potential of all students, the brotherhood of man, and the importance of service above self. His educational heroine, for literacy instruction, is the late Marva Collins.
A film screening of "The Right to Read" and a community discussion will take place at 5:30 p.m. on March 3. See film screening details.