On April 5 and 6, the CEHD’s Adult Literacy Research Center (ALRC) co-hosted a virtual conference with a large group of research centers involved in adult literacy. Those centers include:
- German Institute for Adult Education – Liebniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE),
- The Department of Educational and Social Science, University of Cologne,
- And at Pennsylvania State University – The Lifelong Learning and Adult Education Program, Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy (ISAL) and the Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
At the Conference, Daphne Greenberg gave the keynote address: “Adult learners of foundational skills: What do we need to consider?”
The following ALRC faculty, student and postdoc affiliates also gave presentations:
| Roula Aldib | “Examining the influence of participation in prison-specific programs on the literacy and numeracy performance of low-skilled incarcerated adults” | |
| Kathryn McCarthy, Ph.D. | “Understanding comprehension issues at the polls” |  |
| Tabitha Stickel, Ph.D. | “Native American adult basic education (ABE) students and the dynamics of classroom belonging” |  |
| Daniel Feller | “Exploring the role of word reading as a moderator among struggling readers” | |
| Christine Miller | “The relationship between childhood education and other characteristics of adults with limited reading skills” |