This innovative program for students in grades Two and Three is newly patented and the only one of its kind in the country! It takes inspiration from the well-known concept of “pen-pals” as well as from an effective teaching technique, “PALS,” or Peer Assisted Learning Strategies.

A complement to our in-school BookPALS program, Virtual BookPALS provides 2nd & 3rd graders with small group literacy engagement, led after-school and in the summer by CLN staff and trained/vetted volunteer reading mentors.

Family Literacy Interactive Program—FLIP—operates in under-resourced elementary schools and Head Start preschools with the goal of bringing families and communities together through a night of fun, engaging literacy and STEM activities.

In partnership with Washtenaw Promise, students in PreK, Kindergarten, and First Grade meet each week of the school year, building their early literacy skills through fun and engaging read-alouds and hands-on, Michigan ELA Standard-aligned literacy activities.

Operating during the summer break, this program offers an entertaining, engaging means of improving students’ reading fluency and comprehension. It is designed to motivate reluctant readers through the creative format of theatre for students in grades Two to Five.