Our Mission Statement

Community Literacy Projects

SpeakOut! Writing Workshops

Intergenerational Literacy Project

Partnerships for Literacy Success

English Department Projects

Accidental Vestments
Book Clubs
Bookmaking
Books for Humanity
ESL Classes
Literacy Through Poetry
Kids At Work
National Writing Project
Poetry in Motion
The Wordshop Project
The Writing Mentor Project
YouthOn Restorative Justice

Research @ the Community Literacy Center

Interviews with Literacy Workers & Researchers
Annotated Bibliographies
Recent Faculty Publications
Recent Student Research and Theses
Links to Local, Regional, and National Research Sites
Links to Community Literacy Centers and Literacy Projects

Community Partners & Local Literacy Networks

Literacy Network of Larimer County

Literacy-Related Positions Available

Recent Student Research and Theses

• Heidi Scott (English Education 2004), "Adult Literacy Programs in Fort Collins, CO"

• Renee Rallo (Rhetoric and Composition 2005), "The Limits and Possibilities of Discourse Acquisition in Community-Based Writing and Publishing Projects"

Thesis Abstract

• Maureen Dattilo (Rhetoric and Composition 2005), "Visualizing Literacies: The Possibilities of Hip-Hop Culture as Community Literacy"

Thesis Abstract

• David Redus (Rhetoric and Composition 2006), "Creational Literacy Methods and Adult Basic Education"

Project Overview

• Sydney Fox (Creative Writing 2007), "Women's Writing Workshops in a Community Literacy Center"

Thesis Reflection