2023-2024 Scholastic Education Solutions Catalog

SUMMER AND EXTENDED LEARNING GRADES PreK to 8 Instructional Focus ⊲ Vocabulary ⊲ Comprehension ⊲ Fiction/Nonfiction ⊲ Motivation & Engagement ⊲ Multilingual Learners ⊲ Reading ⊲ Writing ⊲ Family Engagement ⊲ Well-Being Development SOLE SOURCE

LitCamp ® A one-of-a-kind summer literacy program

L itCamp is a breakthrough four- to eight-week literacy program that combines innovative, research-based reading and writing lessons with an engaging and interactive summer camp approach. Designed to accelerate achievement, increase engagement, and cultivate well-being , the program builds lifelong readers and writers through robust lessons and activities. Each LitCamp lesson centers on the read aloud of a rich authentic text, followed by whole- and small-group reading and writing activities that reinforce key skills and extend comprehension.

outcomes ⊲ Increase engagement in reading and writing with a fun summer-camp approach including songs, community- building activities, and campfire-style games and chats. ⊲ Prepare students for the year ahead with authentic fiction and nonfiction texts for independent reading and a wealth of lessons and group activities to build stronger readers and writers. ⊲ Inspire joy and resilience with lessons that combine literacy instruction with the 7 Strengths of well-being: belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope. ⊲ Strengthen the acquisition of critical word-reading and sentence-writing skills with NEW Bunk Builder Kits , featuring print and downloadable resources for teachers and families.

meet the creator

Pam Allyn is a world-renowned literacy expert, advocate, author, and founding director of LitWorld, a global literacy initiative. Her books include Every Child a Super Reader , with co- author Ernest Morrell, and Pam Allyn’s

Best Books for Boys . Her partnership with Scholastic has also produced the groundbreaking LitCamp ® summer reading program.

IDEAL FOR SUMMER SCHOOL

90% of K–2 students who participated in LitCamp maintained or increased their reading level in just four weeks. — Kelli Cedo, Ph.D., Administrator