LitCamp is a breakthrough literacy program that combines innovative lessons with an engaging and interactive summer camp approach. Students will develop stronger reading, writing, and well-being skills that they'll carry back to school in the fall. LitCamp offers learning models for in-school, hybrid, digital, and Spanish instruction.
A Transformational Summer Program
Accelerate learning this summer by providing equity and access for all students.
Cultivate Resilience, Engagement, and Achievement
LitCamp's research-based framework is built upon three pillars for learning to read, write, speak, and listen.
Literacy Skills
Students strengthen their reading and writing muscles by mastering fluency, comprehension, analysis, and reflection.
Well-Being Development
Students embrace the power of their own voice while increasing resilience, empathy, and a positive sense of self.
Engagement
Students build reading and writing stamina, motivation, independence, and leadership.
A Strengths-Based Program
Lessons are framed around seven key strengths that cultivate student well-being and prepare children for challenges that they will encounter in their educational lives, careers, and communities.
Grade-Specific Materials Designed for Summer Use
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Grades PreK - 8
A transformational summer reading, writing, and well-being program.
- 100–300 high-interest, grade-specific books
- 15 LitCamp student folders
- 15 LitCamp student wristbands
- Grade-specific LitCamp Leader's Guide with instructional support and assessment tools
- Professional book Every Child a Super Reader, 2nd edition by Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell
- Bunk Builder Kit
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Sample Lesson
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Bunk Builder Kits
Grades K - 8
Resources designed to extend learning and enhance the LitCamp experience
- 1 Bunk Builder Kit Leader’s Guide
- 15 LitCamper notebooks
- 15 LitCamp Family Guides (available in English and Spanish)
- Word Reading Skills activity cards
- LitCamp poster
- Digital resources
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Bunk Builder Kits
LitCamp Bunk Builder Kit
S'more Writing
To support LitCamp’s Writing Power Lessons, S’more Writing: Sentence-Builder Lessons empower writers to express themselves by writing strong, vivid sentences
Sentence-Builder Lesson
Each lesson guides campers to learn, to identify, and then apply key parts to build strong sentences. Each lesson follows the familiar LitCamp routine: Teach, Try, Clarify
LitCamp Bunk Builder Kit
Word-Reading Skills Activities
Word-Reading Skills Activities offer systematic and explicit support for phonemic awareness, sound-spelling patterns, decoding and encoding, syllabication, morphology, and more. Each activity card includes the skill, objective, a “mini-lesson” review of the skill, and instructions for preparing and playing the game.
LitCamp Bunk Builder Kit
LitCamper Notebooks
Each LitCamper Notebook encourages Campers to express themselves by reflecting, writing, and drawing throughout their LitCamp experience.
LitCamp Bunk Builder Kit
Family Guide
The Family Guide provides information about LitCamp practices and routines to deepen the connection between the home and LitCamp. Conversation Starters & Tips for Family Read-Alouds are among the resources to help families feel welcomed as honorary LitCampers.
LitCamp Bunk Builder Kit
Assessments
Monitor and assess student progress with the LitCamp Rubric, which measures growth in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and the Word-Reading Skills Assessments, which measure student acquisition of key foundational skills.
LitCamp Plus
Grades K - 5
Builds on the LitCamp experience by adding the 7 Strengths Library fostering well-being development, empathy, and civic engagement.
- 100 - 300 grade-specific books
- 15 LitCamp student folders & 15 LitCamp student wristbands
- Grade-specific LitCamp Leader's Guide with instructional support and assessment tools
- Professional book Every Child a Super Reader, 2nd edition by Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell
- 7 Strengths 100-book collection
- Bunk Builder Kit
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LitCamp en español
Students engage in a variety of authentic Spanish and bilingual texts while discovering their motivation, curiosity, and confidence.
- 100–160 grade-specific Spanish and bilingual books
- 15 LitCamp en español student folders
- 15 LitCamp en español student wristbands
- Grade-specific LitCamp en español Leader's Guide
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LitCamp Powered by Literacy Pro
Grades K - 8
A digital summer program that combines reading and writing lessons to accelerate learning.
- 7 authentic ebooks aligned to well-being competencies
- 2,800+ ebooks
- Self-guided and teacher-facilitated online literacy activities
- Built-in assessments
- Digital Family Guide
- Digital Teacher's Guide and professional learning videos
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Backed by Evidence-Based Research
Positive effects for students and families were found when the Schenectady City School District in New York provided increased access to books and opportunities for well-being development over the summer.
Infographic
The infographic visually highlights key details and findings from the LitCamp study.
Executive Summary
The executive summary outlines the implementation and findings from the LitCamp study.
Research Report
This report details the implementation and findings from research conducted on LitCamp.
Success Spotlights
LitCamp districts nationwide share testimonials about their implementation and its impact on students, educators, and families.
Cobb County School District, GA
In its first summer of implementation, Cobb County School District achieved gains in reading scores and saw students’ increased desire to learn and read.
Prince William County Schools, VA
In its second year of implementation, Prince William County Public Schools added 12 more sites instilling social-emotional learning and the joy of reading.
Galveston ISD, TX
As part of the Galveston Independent School District’s summer program, LitCamp and LitCamp en español prevented the summer slide and built morale.
The Authorship Team
PAM ALLYN is a leading literacy expert, an award-winning global advocate, author, and speaker for the power of literacy to change the lives of young people. She is also the founding director of LitWorld, a pioneering game-changing initiative impacting millions of children and young adults, that includes LitCamp and World Read Aloud Day.
Since 2007, LitWorld has developed a model that taps into a strong network of more than 40 diverse partner organizations and trains hundreds of mentors who reach thousands of children all over the world. LitWorld's work is based on the inherent joy and transformation of reading, writing, and storytelling. It provides child-centered programming that encourages self-expression, builds understanding, and cultivates confidence, using literacy as a tool and pathway for self-empowerment.
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