Reading Camp
Reading is a Mountain of Fun!
Reading Camp’s goal is to help children who are reluctant and struggling readers improve literacy skills and become more confident students. The camp does not “look” or “feel” like school. The setting is the great outdoors, and the materials are new to the children. Each child is helped to read books of their choosing, encouraged to develop a love of learning, and given tools for reading proficiency. The children receive personal attention in a “failure-free” setting.
The daily schedule is filled with arts and crafts, games, hiking, swimming, and relaxation time. Skills that help children become better and more confident readers are woven throughout the day’s activities. The camp staff includes professional educators, recreation coordinators, and counselors.
The kids go through six learning centers in small groups, where they experience writing, pleasure reading, phonics, encoding and decoding, reading comprehension and reading strategies; this accommodates various learning styles. We bring in special speakers like noted Kentucky author George Ella Lyon and author and storyteller Harriette Arrington, to encourage the children and build their enthusiasm.
By the end of the week, they have gained confidence and enthusiasm about reading because of the enjoyment and success they experienced at camp.
The Reading Camp program is designed to serve the lowest achieving readers in their third and fourth grade classrooms as identified by their teachers and principals. Reading Camp Liaisons work to identify children who are at least one grade level behind in reading skills.
The cost of the camp for students is underwritten by a generous scholarship fund provided by the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington.
Full scholarships are available for eligible students to attend Summer Reading Camp.
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