iSchool Capstone

Read-a-Rama: Building Programming Foundations

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

digital youth & youth services

equity & inclusion

As a part of Read-a-Rama’s efforts to grow, our team created new materials and refined existing resources to lower barriers for staff development and expansion–which has been an obstacle for the organization. We created a facilitator guide, a curriculum template, and instructional videos for camp songs. Our materials enable new facilitators to be more independent of Read-a-Rama’s co-founder, Dr. Michelle Martin, expanding Read-a-Rama’s project capacity. Read-a-Rama encourages a lifelong love for reading through books, stories, songs and movement. As new facilitators are trained to carry out Read-a-Rama programming, more camps and programs can reach new campers worldwide.

Project participants:

Jennifer DeBaun-Holm

MLIS Online

Maina Gachugu

MLIS

Jennifer Haakenson

MLIS

Cynthia Nuño

MLIS Online