Afterschool Webinar:

About this webinar:

Reading, writing and thinking critically are important skills students need to succeed, but during the summer, students can lose approximately two months of reading achievement. Two programs featured in a newly released issue brief, Taking a Year-Round Approach to Literacy—one of which is the 2016 Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award winner—will join us to talk about their work keeping their students engaged in literacy during the school year and into the summer months.

Tune into this webinar to hear how these two programs approach the intentional integration of literacy in their programming, develop their students’ literacy skills, and create meaningful connections to literacy among their students.  

Speakers:

• James Kramer, Executive Director, Simpson Street Free Press
• Deidre Green, Managing Editor, Simpson Street Free Press
• Ben Reddersen, Assistant Editor, Simpson Street Free Press
• Karen West, Executive Director, Redhound Enrichment
• Nikki Yamashiro, Director of Research, Afterschool Alliance

Resources:

• Webinar Slide Deck
• Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Issue Brief: Taking a Year-Round Approach to Literacy
• Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award Nomination Overview
• Redhound Enrichment Program
• Simpson Street Free Press
• Simpson Street Free Press - Book Review Lesson Plan
• Simpson Street Free Press - Incorporating Voice
• Simpson Street Free Press - Major Program Areas
• Simpson Street Free Press - Pedagogy