{"id":3062,"date":"2009-05-28T16:53:29","date_gmt":"2009-05-28T20:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2019-07-18T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T16:02:26","slug":"new-global-reading-center-calls-ucf-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/new-global-reading-center-calls-ucf-home\/","title":{"rendered":"New Global Reading Center Calls UCF Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The center will be housed at UCF’s College of Education<\/a> and is made possible in part by the generosity of John and Carrie Morgridge, philanthropists with a passion for supporting reading initiatives. The Morgridge gift is the largest to UCF’s College of Education and one of the largest to a college of education in Florida.<\/p>\n

The center’s work will:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Collect and disseminate educational information based on research<\/p>\n

\u2022 House a comprehensive collection of reading initiatives from around the globe<\/p>\n

\u2022 Serve as a communication hub for stakeholders from states, countries, associations, organizations, foundations and individuals committed to reading excellence<\/p>\n

\u2022 Provide opportunities for professional learning<\/p>\n

Literacy Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion a year<\/p>\n

\u2022 42 million adult Americans can’t read<\/p>\n

\u2022 50 percent of American adults can’t read an eighth-grade-level book<\/p>\n

\u2022 20 percent of American adults are functionally illiterate and read below a fifth-grade level<\/p>\n

\u2022 Worldwide, approximately 500 million women are illiterate, making up two-thirds of the adult population that cannot read<\/p>\n

\u2022 One billion children and adults, approximately 15 percent of the world’s population, lack basic literacy skills<\/p>\n

The Buzz<\/strong><\/p>\n

We get excited about teaching and education because UCF educators’ best practices show they understand the whole child and the whole process. It isn’t simply one program for one child, but many things together that make a difference. That’s why we all have to collaborate. We are thrilled about our investment in UCF.<\/p>\n

– Carrie and John Morgridge<\/p>\n

This Center could make a real difference in the world. The Morgridge International Reading Center has the capacity to identify important issues, solve problems, and ultimately make a difference in literacy for adults and children.<\/p>\n

– Gay Su Pinnell, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University<\/p>\n

You are developing a unique place with a unique mission-a place rich in resources where teachers, researchers, scholars, and parents can meet and study, and a mission that reaches across continents and countries to address global literacy issues.<\/p>\n

– Sean Walmsley, Professor, State University of New York at Albany<\/p>\n

The Morgridge International Reading Center can truly offer solutions, not merely detailed descriptions of the problems.<\/p>\n

– Don Deshler, Professor, University of Kansas<\/p>\n

There is so much we could learn by looking across cultures and languages. I’m looking forward to your understanding of how children in all cultures come to be literate beings.<\/p>\n

– Carol Vukelich, Professor, University of Delaware<\/p>\n

The gift of reading is special. The Morgridge family has made a generous contribution to the UCF College of Education so that professionals in the college may teach this special gift to others.<\/p>\n

– John C. Hitt, President, UCF<\/p>\n

Under the leadership of President John Hitt and the guidance of Dean Sandra Robinson, we see a long relationship with UCF. We want to see our money spent wisely, and UCF does a great job of maximizing every penny.<\/p>\n

– Carrie and John Morgridge<\/p>\n

The gift is eligible to be matched by the State of Florida. But we need your help to make the center happen. Please contact us at 407-823-2140.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The center will be housed at UCF’s College of Education and is made possible in part by the generosity of John and Carrie Morgridge, philanthropists with a passion for supporting reading initiatives. The Morgridge gift is the largest to UCF’s College of Education and one of the largest to a college of education in Florida. 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