The Classroom Next Door
Working to promote #MichiganLiteracy for Every Child. Every Classroom. Every Day.
The Essential Story video provides a snapshot of how Lenawee ISD used The Essential Practices to support the literacy development of every child, inside every classroom, every day.
- Video Segment 1 (Every Child): The LISD Garden Club guides Young 5 and Kindergarten educators in the use of science literacy to engage every child in meaningful reading and writing about the world around them.
- Video Segment 2 (Every Classroom): The LISD Classroom Library Makeover, in partnership with Goodwill of Southeastern Michigan in Adrian, promotes abundant reading materials and reading opportunities in the classroom.
- Video Segment 3 (Every Day): The Summer Lit Lab Initiative support students in the summer by developing learning opportunities by working with community partners, embedded inside established summer sites. Representatives from the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Goodwill of Southeastern Michigan, and the Foster Grandparent program provide commentary about the impact of the LISD and C2C Summer Lit Lab Initiative.