The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion, Maine’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, is a partnership of people that brings together the resources of the community and the University to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.
On behalf of books and reading, the Center for the Book serves as an advocate, a catalyst, and a source of ideas — both nationally and internationally. Its major themes and projects are reading and literacy promotion, the role of books and reading in today’s society, the international role of books, the recognition and celebration of America’s literary heritage, and the history of books and print culture.
The model that underlies CIERA’s research efforts acknowledges many influences on children’s reading acquisition: readers and texts, home and school, and policy and profession. CIERA’s task goes beyond finding answers to persistent problems in reading through research to disseminating those solutions to people who impact children’s early reading achievement: teachers, teacher educators, parents, policymakers, and others.
The Center provides resources on assistive and instructional technology tools and strategies for families, educators, administrators, researchers, service providers, training and resource centers, and other relevant programs.
