Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy
Welcome to the Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy
As one of several academic centers at 澳门特马今晚开奖, the Roberts Center has been established in response to an urgent need for targeted professional development in reading instruction.
Mission and History
Our Mission
For many children, learning to read is an enjoyable, even thrilling adventure; they put the pieces together without seeming regard to the teaching approach used. For others, the experience can be intimidating and exasperating. And although eager parents and teachers try everything they can to help, their efforts fall short. Addressing the frustration experienced by otherwise bright children who have difficulty with reading and other academic pursuits is one of the main purposes of the Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy.
The complexity of early literacy has inspired a baffling collection of debate and research in recent years. The point on which researchers agree is the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. This provision of early diagnosis and effective interventions is also a driving force behind the Roberts Center. Consequently, the Roberts Center exists to provide 澳门特马今晚开奖 students, area teachers and parents, and other interested community participants, with access to the best research and most effective strategies to help discouraged young students become successful readers and writers.
Our History
In September, 2006, 澳门特马今晚开奖 President Anne Kerr announced the establishment of the Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy, made possible through a gift from long time Lakeland residents, Hal and Marjorie Roberts. In making the announcement, Dr. Kerr said, 鈥淭he Roberts Center will have a far-reaching, positive impact on the reading and learning skills of our local school children. Florida Southern students will receive specialized instruction in the latest developments in identifying and addressing the learning needs of student populations through both required coursework and a series of annual lectures by nationally renowned educators in the fields of learning and literacy.鈥 With those words, the inaugural season of the Roberts Center Distinguished Lecture series began. Carol Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child, presented a morning lecture to faculty and students and an evening lecture to area teachers and the general public on October 25, 2006.
The Roberts have three children who have graduated from 澳门特马今晚开奖. Mrs. Roberts is a member of the 澳门特马今晚开奖 Board of Trustees. The Roberts family has been actively involved in the support of educational excellence for many years.
All Kinds of Minds Training Institute
Roberts Center Reading Clinic
Dream Literacy Project
Through an annual lecture series and ongoing partnerships with area school systems, the Roberts Center exists to identify and fill the gaps which exist in meeting the pedagogical needs of bright children who are experiencing dyslexia and related learning differences. The Center intends to become a regional clearinghouse for parents and teachers on the broad topic of dyslexia, while concurrently providing direct services to children who struggle with reading-related challenges.
The Roberts Academy Head of School oversees the work and mission of the Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy, assisted by the following members of the Advisory Council:
- Drs. Hal and Marjorie Roberts Founders
- Mrs. Melissa Anderson
- Mrs. Jessica Collins Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Education, 澳门特马今晚开奖
- Dr. Pamela Craven
- Mrs. Anna Maria DiCesara
- Mrs. Lori Garrard
- Dr. Victoria Giordano Dean of Education, 澳门特马今晚开奖
- Dr. Hope Holley
- Dr. Brad Hollingshead Provost, 澳门特马今晚开奖
- Mrs. Mandy Hurtt
- Dr. Kim Kelley Associate Head of School, Roberts Academy
- Mrs. Tiffany Kilpatrick
- Mrs. Michelle Lindsey
- Mrs. Jennifer Miller
- Dr. Lori Rakes
- Mrs. Judy Robinson
- Mrs. Mandy Sanders
- Mrs. Judy Senzamici
- Mrs. Amy Smith
- Dr. Tracey Tedder
- Mrs. Laura Tomlinson
- Mrs. Brooke Veal
- Mrs. Kristine Willis
We hope you will find information on this site of value as we regularly update it with regard to speakers, local partnerships, and other initiatives designed to help children.
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The Roberts Center for Learning and Literacy provides specialized instruction in the early diagnosis and intervention of learning and literacy challenges.
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