Benefits
The Mobile Literacy Unit can provide beneficial services and learning opportunities to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and the community, such as a service learning site for College of Education and P-16 Integration (CEP) students, a research site for CEP faculty and graduate students, and as a way to facilitate community engagement.
The MLU can support diverse projects. Here are a few examples:
Service Learning
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- An early childhood course could take it into a community for students to practice working with young children by organizing storytime sessions with preschoolers.
Research
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- Graduate or undergraduate students could implement their research projects through the use of the MLU in the RGV.
Community Engagement
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- A UTRGV faculty member could provide community services by organizing literacy events in underserved areas in the Rio Grande Valley.