The TEAM 2 project implemented a reading intervention program with at-risk youth at the Youth Opportunity Center (YOC), a residential treatment facility in Muncie. Students in this project studied psychological, environmental and cultural factors that contribute to reading difficulties, and developed skills in applying proven reading strategies. This project is tied to an education-focused research study related to youth in the juvenile court system at YOC. Working collaboratively with the YOC, students spent the semester making a real difference in the lives of young people. Through funding by the National Institute of Justice, this project started in summer 2016 and will continue until spring 2018.
Spring 2018
Faculty Mentors: Ruth Jefferson & Janay Sander
Departments: Special Education & Educational Psychology
Community Partner: Youth Opportunity Center
Students: Rayven Brackeen, Simone Courtright, Sarah Hapner, Natalie Kitchin
Summer & Fall 2017
Faculty Mentors: Ruth Jefferson & Janay Sander
Departments: Special Education & Educational Psychology
Community Partner: Youth Opportunity Center
Students: Vicki Baur, Megan Chalfant, Morgan Clark, Estrella Gonzalez, Krista Kranz, Mac Mckinney, Tonia Morales-Zelaya, Mike Moses, Devyn Phillips, Abby Reiff, Lindsay Rye, Amanda Wadman, Taylor White, Shelby Zann
