• LitART Curriculum and Strategies are used in over 1,300 classrooms
• More than 36,000 students have participated in LitART programs
• More than 1,400 after school staff have been trained in LitART literacy, interaction, and teaching strategies

LitART Outcomes *

• Reading fluency increased by 16% (measured by timed oral reading assessment)
• Reading comprehension increased by 22% (measured by retelling story and responses to comprehension questions)
• Vocabulary increased by 14% (measured by matching words to related words and meanings)
• Oral language skills of students increased by 21% (measured through book-talk oral presentations)
• Attitudes toward reading increased by 18% (measured through student survey of reading enjoyment)

 * Average annual growth of all students tested fall and spring during school year