"A WRITING LAB IS NOT A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR WRITERS. IT'S A NECESSARY EXPERIENCE FOR CREATIVE WRITERS!"
TEACHERS. STUDENTS. CREATIVITY.
“It is proven that illiteracy is a "mechanism of social control and oppression," and it "keeps people trapped in a cycle of poverty, subjugation, limiting life choices and making it difficult to achieve social mobility." (McKinsey & Company).”
Because of statistics like this one, we recognize and promote the importance of reading and writing, especially in English classrooms and alternative learning environments. As a result, LIT, our three core values, are the foundation of our culture and our work.
- Literary. We believe that every high school teen and college freshman should have equal access to quality, classic, modern, contemporary culturally responsive reading and writing resources.
- Inclusive. We advocate for students and teachers in vulnerable populations. We teach the whole child, despite the lifestyle, always and all ways.
- Teacher-Student Collaboration. We support varied perspectives in literature by collaborating with teachers and students around the globe as a best-practice to shape worldviews in all stakeholders.
LIT PARTNERS
“How come we have to read so much Miss?!"
“Miss! Why are we writing so much?!"
“It's an English class. You're supposed to read and write!”
If you've heard either of these complaints, you're an awesome English teacher! It means students are reading and writing often (and with fidelity) in your classroom!
But, if you struggle or just want to add more fun, engaging, culturally inclusive, and rigorous strategies with what you already do, these residencies and workshops were created with you in mind!
But, if you struggle or just want to add more fun, engaging, culturally inclusive, and rigorous strategies with what you already do, these residencies and workshops were created with you in mind!
Reading and Writing Workshop Residences
From planning and implementation, to monitoring, grading and choosing culturally responsive titles, we partner with high school and college teachers to design rigorous, engaging and interactive reading and writing workshops using pedagogy and resources that they can scaffold into regular teaching practices!
We have combined literary arts with education to improve the reading, writing, social and cultural literacy in the classroom. Reading, writing, inferencing, analysis, discussion, critical thinking, performance and publication are the skills we use as a power source to keep students thoroughly and thoughtfully engaged. |
Reading is FunANDmental. We help teachers change the lives of their high school students by showing them the power of reading and writing. We prove that reading is not a trend, but a lifestyle when we share culturally responsive titles that students can read in their classrooms and at home. From this workshop, we partner with teachers to help their students understand why reading is important, question why texts are written the way they are, make personal and global connections to what they read and become better critical thinkers.
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The Dream Catcher Compassion Experience
We are committed to protecting and representing our youth. From experience, we know that writing can be a passport to anywhere they want to go in the world, literally and figuratively. It is the physical manifestation of the chaos that's inside our heads and hearts, and we want to provide as many opportunities as we can to change their worlds with it. The goal of this workshop is to provide a creative, compassionate and reflective experience for underrepresented, vulnerable, teens in foster care, teen shelters, group homes or juvenile detention centers. We use writing, discussion, critical thinking, reflection and presentation as a strategy to teach youth how to effectively use their voice as their power.
This socially responsive opportunity uses dream catchers as a motif to put participants at the center of their dreams and help them strengthen their commitment to becoming critical thinkers who are open-minded, reflective, caring, balanced and principled.
This socially responsive opportunity uses dream catchers as a motif to put participants at the center of their dreams and help them strengthen their commitment to becoming critical thinkers who are open-minded, reflective, caring, balanced and principled.
- They listen.
- They build.
- They reflect.
- They write.