Schenectady City School District in New York partnered with Scholastic Education and RMC Research to evaluate LitCamp , the literacy component of its districtwide Summer Enrichment Program.
RESEARCH 2018
For more information, read, An Evaluation of Scholastic Presents LitCamp in Schenectady City School District, NY at scholastic.com/research
7 STRENGTHS Teachers reported LitCamp developed students’ social-emotional skills around what the program refers to as the
86% 82%
78% 74% 74%
80% 80%
Teachers rated LitCamp as e ective at developing students’ abilities to
Students increased reading variety and resilience after participating in LitCamp
84% READ INDEPENDENTLY 82% CHOOSE BOOKS 80% READ ALOUD
94%
of LitCamp students reported reading di erent kinds of books
GRADE 5
86%
of LitCamp students reported having the courage to read books that might be hard to read
It’s fun because you get to pick what you want to read...
GRADE 3
GRADE 5 STUDENT
LitCamp English Learner (EL) students experienced slightly greater assessment gains than comparison EL students.*
[I]f characters in a book come to a dilemma...it [is] easier for my 10-year-old to...read and understand and then approach me with questions.
PARENT
*As measured by the AIMSweb ® Oral Reading Fluency subtest
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