LitCamp and LitCamp en español are breakthrough literacy programs that combine innovative lessons with an engaging and interactive summer camp approach. Students will make reading, writing, and social-emotional gains that they'll carry back to school in the fall.
Turn the Summer Slide into a Summer Leap
Put an end to the summer slide 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.
Social-Emotional 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 build social-emotional learning skills 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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LitCamp
A summer program that combines reading and writing lessons with an interactive summer camp approach.
- 100 - 160 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 by Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell
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LitCamp en español
A summer program that combines reading and writing lessons with an interactive summer camp approach.
- 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 with instructional support and assessment tools
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LitCamp Plus
A summer program that combines reading and writing lessons with an interactive summer camp approach.
- 100 - 160 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 by Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell
- 7 Strengths 100-book collection
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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 social-emotional learning opportunities over the summer.
Infographic
Download an infographic that presents key details from the implementation and highlights several findings.
Executive Summary
Our executive summary outlines the implementation and findings from research conducted on LitCamp.
Research Report
This research 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 the Senior Vice President of Innovation and Development for Scholastic Education and an award-winning author, speaker, and advocate for the power of literacy to change the lives of young people. Her books inclide Every Child a Super Reader, coauthored with Dr. Ernest Morrell. She is also the founding director of LitWorld, a global literacy initiative. Allyn is the author of LitLeague, an after-school or extended-day program that helps children discover the profound joys of reading and discussing books.
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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