Literacy

• Reading Clinic
  Diagnostic assessment and tutoring services
• Children's Literature Teaching Collection
  Collection of over 9,000 volumes including children's trade books, magazines, audiovisual material, and teacher resources
• Learning Enhancement Program
  Provides developmental courses primarily to students admitted through the CHANCE program
  

Physical Fitness

• Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Partnership
  Collaborative effort between NIU and several local schools to provide graduate assistant-athletic trainers
• Developmental Sports Skills Program (DSSP)
  Program geared toward children ages 7-10; 1) helps children develop motor skills, learn about healthy lifestyle habits, and improve social interaction
  
• Fitness Images Today (FIT)
  Low-cost exercise program for NIU employees and residents of the surrounding communities
• Motor Development Research Laboratory (MDRL)
  Helps children learn to become proficient in the fundamental motor skills that underlie sports and games while building self-esteem
• Moving, Exploring, Experiencing Together (MEET)
  Allows pre-school children 18 months to 5 years of age (including children with special needs) to interact and appreciate each other's unique skills
  
• Oakcrest Retirement Center in Dekalb
  A partnership to offer an exercise program for the residents while providing students with clinical experience
• Adapted Physical Activity Research and Teaching (APART)
  Community service program that offers individualized instruction to children with unique physical needs

Community Partnerships

• DeKalb Partnership School
  A K-5 partnership school in the former Malta High School building
• NIU P20 Initiative (pre-school to graduate school)
• Project REAL (Rockford Education Alliance)
  Partnership betwen NIU, Rock Valley College, and Rockford School District 205 that strives to improve student performance
• Office of School University Partnerships

Community Resources

• Blackwell History of Education Museum
  Extensive collection of books and artifacts of historical interest
• Milan Township One-room Schoolhouse
  Available for tours and re-enactments
• Center for Child Welfare and Education