FAMILIES—Interview | During a family interview, one set of parents stated that they noticed changes in their younger child’s interest in reading as evidenced by the child bringing home books to read at bedtime, in contrast to previously not showing much interest in reading.
"My kids are more talkative. When we [ discuss ] the stories, the ones that usually are quiet or shy raise their hand and say, "Oh, I like that," or "That relates to me." They'll talk more in the circle when we're doing the story."
– KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Social-Emotional Learning—The 7 Strengths
STUDENTS—Survey | The student survey included items related to the 7 strengths incorporated into LitCamp—belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope—and students rated statements related to these strengths on a scale from 1 ( not at all like me ) to 4 ( a lot like me ). After participating in LitCamp, 86% of Grade 3 students reported having the courage “to read books that might be hard to read” — a statistically significant increase from 67% at the beginning of LitCamp; see Exhibit 4. Exhibit 4. Change in Grade 3 Students' Courage to Read Challenging Books After participating in LitCamp, significantly more Grade 3 students rated having the courage “to read books that might be hard to read” as a little like me or a lot like me than at the beginning of LitCamp.
Baseline
67%
Follow-up
86%
n = 72
TEACHERS—Survey | Teachers used a scale from 1 ( not at all effective ) to 5 ( extremely effective ) to rate LitCamp’s effectiveness in developing the 7 strengths in students. Exhibit 5 shows that of the 50 teachers who completed an end-of-session survey, a majority rated LitCamp as effective at developing students’ curiosity (86%), friendship (82%), belonging (80%), kindness (80%), confidence (78%), courage (74%), and hope (74%)—with nearly half of the teachers rating LitCamp as very or extremely effective at developing students’ kindness (52%), friendship skills (48%), and confidence (46%).
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SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH & VALIDATION
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