Implementing LitCamp LitCamp is designed for flexible implementation. The lessons in this guide reflect an optimal implementation of 150 minutes a day, four days a week, over five weeks. Because summer and after-school programs vary widely in duration, here are recommendations for several common scenarios. Implementation Models
4 Weeks
One 150-minute lesson per day
5 Weeks
Four lessons a week, with the fifth day either • a free day (no camp or summer school) or a day reserved for field trips or other activities, or . . . • a day to customize learning and pursue LitCamp-related reading and writing. Extend lessons over several days (adjust lesson-step times as needed) • Day 1 Read Aloud, fluency practice, extended Bunk Time reading, foundational or word-reading skills review, Writing Power prep. Optional: Community Lit • Day 2 Reread text and “Go Deep” discussion, foundational or word-reading skills activity, Readers’ Theater, Bunk Time reading, writing practice • Day 3 Continue “Go Deep” discussion or read aloud the text-set trade book, fluency practice, Bunk Time reading and Think More book quiz, extend writing. Optional: Community Lit One lesson a week for 20 weeks • Five lessons a week, as an after-school club, for four weeks • One lesson a week for 20 weeks, combined with homework time in a regular after-school program • Two lessons a week for 10 weeks, combined with homework time in a regular after-school program • Eight-week model as above, with each lesson split over two days
8 Weeks
After School LitCamp can be used flexibly as an after-school solution.
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