Episode 17 A Conversation on Family Literacy: From Waterford to Florida
From Conversations in Adult and Further Education by Karen Bunyan
September 1, 2025 · 31 min
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on family literacy with experts from various educational institutions.
In this episode, I am chatting with Dr. Lana McCarthy and Dr. Clare Power in the Literacy Development Centre (LDC) in the South East Technological University (SETU), Professor Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, the interim Dean in the College of Education in the University of South Florida (USF), and Dr. Rachel Hatten, the Associate Director in the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching in USF. We chat about family literacy, how Lana and Jenifer met and the work they are doing together in the Family Literacy Community of Practice. The Family Literacy Community of Practice is a partnership between the Literacy Development Centre in the South East Technological University (SETU LDC), NALA (National Adult Literacy Agency) and Adult Literacy for Life National Programme Office (ALL NPO). If you would like to join the Community of Practice, you can register at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/fVan26wNsr Links to Jenifer and Rachel’s work and the College of Education in USF: Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, PhD: https://www.usf.edu/education/faculty/faculty-profiles/jenifer-jasinski-schneider.aspx USF College of Education: https://www.usf.edu/education/ David C. Anchin…
People in this episode
Guests: Professor Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, Dr Lana Mccarthy, Dr Clare Power, Dr Rachel Hatten
Topics covered
- family literacy
- literacy development
- education
Keywords
- Community of Practice
- SETU
- USF
- NALA
Mentioned in this episode
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