Event Date: May 28, 2026
Explore practical tools to help out‑of‑school time staff strengthen middle school reading through engaging, targeted strategies. Drawing on the 21st CCLC NTAC Literacy Toolkit, this session covers motivating students, using diverse texts, moving beyond recall questions, and supporting fluency and language development in short program blocks.
This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. under Cooperative Agreement No. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the Federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. La' Shawndra Scroggins and Ms. Andrea Jackson.
