Breakdown and schedule of GirlSMART Summer Institute 2013 training schedule.Read More

GirlSMART adds two new locations. Richmond and San Rafael have been added to the GirlSMART program. Please use the GirlSMART location pages to find the nearest location near you. Go to the GirlSMART Location Pages >  Read More

The GirlSMART Literacy Program Guide, which serves as the basis for the curriculum, is the product of extensive dialogue about and analysis of the existing afterschool GirlSMART programs at sites in San Leandro and Oakland in California. With the goal of redesigning their existing literacy program. GirlSMART Program staff has made a commitment to improve...Read More

I’d like to welcome new and returning staff as we all work together for another school year to improve the literacy achievement and futures of our GirlSMART girls! I truly believe that a program is only as good it’s staff and therefore look forward to working enthusiastically with all of you to make the GirlSMART...Read More

Provided here are some blank templates for you to download and use in your Read Aloud sessions. Other blank templates will be available in the near future.Read More

A unique component to the GirlSMART literacy program is the qualities of Strong, Smart and Bold (SSB). The qualities of Strong, Smart and Bold are most often incorporated into read alouds and serve as the anchor for language used with your classroom management system. Please use the uploaded document to provide visuals for your students...Read More

Analysis, statistics and Recommendations for Students Literacy Support, Student Attendance Data, and Professional Development Needs. Review the data by downloading the provided addenum. Download: National.GirlSMART.Addendum  Read More

The photos included here are from the 2013 summer institute, which took place in August.Read More

Here is a Mini Lessons document for you access and download. It will help guide you through the qualities of Strong, Smart & Bold.Read More

Reader’s Theater was adopted to increase girls’ fluency while engaging them in entertaining stories. Results from research indicate that Reader's Theater increases fluency (words per minute read and prosody) and improves reading comprehension (Armbruster et al., 2003). Recommended publications to use as the foundation for Readers’ Theater time are Evan-Moor and Upstart.Read More