{"id":671,"date":"2026-01-05T18:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-education\/?page_id=671"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:06:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:06:39","slug":"literacy-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/community-and-outreach\/literacy-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight400 hero-fww bpcc noblockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-EdD-literacy-04.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight400 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-EdD-literacy-04.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-EdD-literacy-04.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight400 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Literacy Lab<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-hex blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17702416771913792\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Growing literacy skills in our community<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\"><p>The Literacy Lab in the UW-Stevens Point School of Education is a strategic practicum experience that builds preservice teachers&rsquo; self-efficacy to teach reading. From assessing students and pinpointing instructional priorities to designing lessons that respond to students&rsquo; academic needs and interests, UWSP preservice teachers learn how to put the pieces together to make meaningful instructional decisions that accelerate learning outcomes. We are also pleased that the program serves a community need to support elementary students in growing their literacy skills.<\/p><\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UWSPeducation\/posts\/pfbid0Hi2mLNnQfumcng8JFaAZmh6wqNvGjtaz9Hv9yeCtN2EKKLPeZ8zzupfch6LwxcYBl\" target=\"_blank\">Photos at Jefferson Elementary Boys &amp; Girls Club <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UWSPeducation\/posts\/pfbid0H6edw6fKXNMDCHCqmTy2zWAfQvw94dq17Ee9iWBMii6zTtxj2TfKD8v128yqYHo6l\" target=\"_blank\">Photos at Washington Elementary <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/give.uwsp.edu\/g\/cps-giving-page\" target=\"_blank\">Donate to Literacy Lab <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wc7H8fGMNsg?si=9qyXf_1CFZmKoEnf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-statistics-block blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"statistics-card-intro\" id=\"\"><p>The Literacy Lab is a win-win program simultaneously providing children with extra reading support and UWSP students with valuable applied learning experience.  <\/p><\/div><div class=\"statscontainer \">\n<div class=\"single-stat\"><div class=\"main-stat\"><div class=\"stat-number\">80<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat-text\">UWSP preservice teachers (per semester) are building their literacy skills while serving elementary students.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-stat\"><div class=\"main-stat\"><div class=\"stat-number\">90<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat-text\">elementary students participate from the Stevens Point Area Public School District<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-stat\"><div class=\"main-stat\"><div class=\"stat-number\">2<\/div><\/div><div class=\"stat-text\">on-site locations<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-square blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17702419330217886\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Program Partners<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\">We currently offer our Literacy Lab through the Stevens Point Area Public School District at Washington Elementary School and at Jefferson Elementary School in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. Since relaunching the Literacy Lab in fall 2022, we have achieved numerous accomplishments that have significantly impacted both UWSP preservice teachers and elementary students.<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UWSPCOLS\/posts\/pfbid0S1YAghme1icdU1AVfR5cVaNAnKibSEDcCvs3dzgWRd2KkpcmKyZXGYk95WzdxQoal\" target=\"_blank\">Boys &amp; Girls Club Community Partner Award <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-twoimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Eduation-SPAPSD_Logo.png)\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Eduation-BGC-logo.png)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-uwsp blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17702419330217886\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Fostering Young Minds, Shaping Future Educators<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\">Universities of Wisconsin Feature Story<\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Literacy Lab program is making a significant impact on the local community by empowering both young students and aspiring educators. This innovative program involves multiple cohorts of UWSP students traveling to local elementary schools to provide essential literacy instruction to elementary school students.<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-stevens-point-literacy-lab-program-fostering-young-minds-shaping-future-educators\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read More <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JJ8NVXuOkbE?si=WPiENxqwW9T1S0AQ\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Video <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JJ8NVXuOkbE?si=WPiENxqwW9T1S0AQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-testimonials blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><section class=\"bg-gold\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Testimonials\"><div class=\"carousel-slides\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"false\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-the-testimonial\" id=\"testimonial17754941261301387\"><div class=\"testimonial-container test-headshot-left\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonial-text\">&#8220;Elementary students are excited to partner with college students. They look up to them as positive role models and the Literacy Lab is a wonderful way for them to receive additional help outside traditional learning modes.&#8221;<\/div><div class=\"testimonial-author-info\"><span class=\"test-auth-name\">Parent of Participant<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><button class=\"sliderBack testimonial-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous testimonial\">\u276e<\/button><button class=\"sliderForward testimonial-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next testimonial\">\u276f<\/button><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17702419330217886\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Hear from our students and faculty<\/h3><div class=\"hcard-content\">Hear from UWSP professors and students on their experience with the School of Education&#8217;s Literacy Lab &#8211; an innovative program involving multiple cohorts of UWSP students traveling to local elementary schools to provide essential literacy instruction to elementary school students.<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8mza1HK_WkLKCOm-kCTx8cYzZ4sUe-ic\" target=\"_blank\">Watch All Videos <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Du2IU01w0OU?si=pHE8QlNTo86KoZeH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-10-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"An educator works with two students at a table using colorful manipulatives during a classroom activity.\" class=\"wp-image-553\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"An educator meets with a student at a table using letter tiles during a literacy activity.\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-11.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"An educator works with two students at a table using white boards.\" class=\"wp-image-550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-13.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-15-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Students work in pairs on vocabulary cards during a literacy lesson.\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-15-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-15-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-15-768x384.jpg 768w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-01-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students sit together at a classroom table working on worksheets during a literacy activity.\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-01-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-01-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-01-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/CPS-Education-literacy-lab-01-1536x768.jpg 1536w, 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Garbe<\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"card-titles\">\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Associate Professor &#8211; School of Education<\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Director &#8211; Ed.D. in Language and Literacy<\/li>\n                    <li class=\"card-title-more\">\n          [ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/amber-garbe\/\" role=\"button\"\n               title=\"View More Titles for Amber Garbe\"> More&#8230; <\/a> ]\n        <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n    \n    <div class=\"card-contact\">\n              <div>458 College of Professional Studies<\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"tel:715-346-2569\"\n                aria-label=\"Call Amber Garbe\">715-346-2569<\/a><\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"mailto:amber.garbe@uwsp.edu\"\n                aria-label=\"Email Amber Garbe\">amber.garbe@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-footer\">\n    <a 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