Hands-on learning and real-world impact: How App State students are transforming early literacy Apr 28, 2026
Since its launch in fall 2023, App State’s early literacy field experience program has served nearly 500 K–3 students with reading support across Watauga and Catawba counties.
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Kristy Cook Named Early Educator of the Year in Watauga County Apr 21, 2026
Kristy Cook, lead infant/toddler teacher at Lucy Brock Child Development Lab, has been named the 2026 Early Educator of the Year by the... Features, Lucy Brock Child Development Program, Alumni Update, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Elementary Education
App State offers accelerated training to help address child care shortages in Western NC Feb 17, 2026
To address child care staffing shortages in the region, App State and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are partnering to offer three Child Care Academies in Western NC... At Appalachian, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Child Development
2024 Reich College of Education Award Recipients Named Jun 11, 2024
Nine faculty and staff members of Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE), along with the Academy at Elkin, were re
Features, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Lab School NewsStable child care in Watauga County would add 300 employees to the local economy, study finds May 17, 2024
Insufficient child care is keeping 300 individuals out of the labor pool in Watauga County, ... In the Media, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Child Development
Watauga County Childcare Study Data Released Apr 18, 2024
The Watauga Economic Development Commission and the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the results of a comprehensive study... In the Media, Child Development, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education
Chancellor’s Grant Funds Partnership To Create Local Food Network With County's Early Childhood Learning Centers Apr 17, 2024
Preschool children across Watauga County may soon be tasting vegetables like leafy swiss chard and bell peppers grown by local farmers thanks to... At Appalachian, Child Development, Lucy Brock Child Development Program, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education
Students Learn How To Create Adapted Books Mar 5, 2024
One of the major assignments in Dr.
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App State partners with Mebane Charitable Foundation to improve literacy in the High Country and Catawba Valley Mar 4, 2024
The Mebane Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to Appalachian State University to fund the expansion of reading assistance services for K... At Appalachian, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Literacy Education
App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke breaks fundraising record, scares up $31,600 to support regional children with special needs Feb 9, 2024
Runners and walkers costumed as ghouls, superheroes, cartoon characters and more gathered on the Boone campus of Appalachian State University... At Appalachian, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Parent to Parent Family Support Network
Four Reich College of Education Students Inducted into the Cratis D. Williams Society of Outstanding Graduates Dec 14, 2023
Four Reich College of Education (RCOE) students have been inducted into the... Features, Department of Child Development, Literacy, and Special Education, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Department of Media, Career Studies, and Leadership Development, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum, Library Science, Higher Education, Literacy Education, Curriculum Specialist
