Outreach
The CLE works closely with K-12 teachers and
leaders to co-create literary-rich environments
Super Reader Project
The Super Reader Project is a range of programs that promotes the use of the 7 Strengths of a Super Reader Model for teaching literacy, a framework popularized in the book Every Child a Super Reader by Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell. In this book, Allyn and Morrell identify 7 “habits and feelings that educators and parents must nurture in children to provide them with the foundations they need to become super readers” (pg. 22). The Super Reader Project facilitates programs that teach parents, teachers, and school leaders how to implement the model. The goal is to engage children across the United States in deep reading that fosters these 7 strengths—belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope.
Project Components
This project has 2 different components:
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Ongoing Professional Development
The Super Reader Project assists school leaders in developing curricula and book clubs that transform students into “super readers.”
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Summer LitCamps
To address the “summer slide” phenomenon that impedes students’ literacy achievement, Pam Allyn created LitCamps, “a breakthrough summer literacy program that combines innovative, research-based reading and writing lessons with an engaging and interactive summer camp approach.” This is particularly significant for middle-grade students and students of color, who often show a greater extent of learning loss at the end of summer than other students. Since the program’s inception, around 684,000 students have participated in LitCamps.
Check out the CLE Pinterest page for Super Reader book and library suggestions.
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Picture from Scholastic.
South Bend Schools
The South Bend Schools initiative is the CLE’s local branch of the Super Reader Project. It shares the same goal as the Super Reader Project—to inspire students to become lifelong lovers of meaningful literature using the 7 Strengths Model.
Program Components
The program features:
- A four-day summer training for South Bend literacy teachers
- Ongoing professional learning
- Visits to schools
- Meetings with literacy leaders
- Help with creating classroom libraries
- Virtual consulting with principals
Check out the CLE Pinterest page for Super Reader book and library suggestions.
Contact us for more information.
