Exhibit 5. Effectiveness of LitCamp at Developing Students' Social-Emotional Skills A majority of teachers rated LitCamp as effective at cultivating students' social-emotional skills:
80%
80%
86%
82%
Curiosity
Friendship
Belonging
Kindness
78%
74%
74%
Confidence
Courage
Hope
"It opens dialogue and the ability for them to continue from what they’ve read in the book, allowing them to speak… They’ll start talking to me about how this [ kid ] wasn’t nice to this [ kid ] or how, ‘My mom did this,’ and it’s amazing how they’re coming out and talking about things. It’s allowed them to speak more about how they feel, which is important."
TEACHERS—Focus Groups | Teachers appreciated the social-emotional aspects of LitCamp and the incorporation of the 7 strengths into the book selections. Some teachers reported a greater sense of community among students— they were more comfortable sharing during discussions. One teacher mentioned witnessing their students display kindness , having observed students more frequently apologize to one another directly and unprompted. Another teacher asserted that students demonstrated more empathy after associating their own experiences with a particular story. Additionally, one teacher reported that some students were willing to take greater risks in discussions. Several teachers agreed that students were thinking about the 7 strengths—for example, identifying kindness in fellow classmates—even if they had not yet fully internalized the concepts.
– GRADE 5 TEACHER
"I think every one [ of the strengths ] we’ve done, they are looking at those strengths and looking to see in their life if that’s something they have. Even if they’re not really internalizing it, they’re identifying it."
– GRADE 2 TEACHER
LITCAMP EVALUATION IN SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 11
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