PIONEERED AT YALE | DEVELOPED IN HOLLYWOOD
Written Out Loud’s three core principles are transforming how kids learn - and love - to write.
WHY IT MATTERS
Writers Write Words.
Storytellers Right The World.
It's no mystery that kids are struggling more than ever with their mental health. As a result of the pandemic, learning loss is at an all time high. Kids have suffered from being isolated and stuck in toxic environments that are making them technology dependent - even hopeless. Equitable and engaging solutions are needed to help kids reconnect. Team-based Storytelling gives the individual a voice while simultaneously providing a supportive community.
How The Program Works
YOUR BOOK WRITING JOURNEY
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MEET YOUR NEW TEAM
To begin your journey, click on our provided Zoom link... and find yourself face-to-face with your new team of Storytellers, and your amazing Story Director! Share what you love about your favorite stories, and feel the unbreakable bonds of fellowship start to form...
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UNLOCK STORYTELLING SECRETS
Your Story Director teaches you the craft of skillful storytelling, revealing coveted secrets with each lesson. Practice honing these techniques with your teammates, and feel your courage and ability to captivate an audience grow stronger with each session...
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COMPLETE STORYTELLING MISSIONS
Between sessions, put your ideas into your own original stories and chapters. Share your writing during sessions and get helpful feedback from teammates!
Your ultimate mission? Write a book. You won't believe how fun this will be when accomplished with your team!
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BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR
With your final mission complete, your Story Director will send your story off to be published. Within two months, your published, co-authored book will arrive on your doorstep!
We will be eagerly waiting to welcome you back for your next journey!
The Call To Adventure is never far...
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IMPACT AND DATA
A tale of heroic growth
Our program is generating proven results:
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OF PARTICIPANTS
show demonstrable writing growth (their average word count increases over 50% by the end of the program)
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OF PARTICIPANTS
who show up on Day 1 become regular program attendees
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INCREASE IN
students' use of mature and advanced vocabulary
...and an increase in state testing scores!
While the nation's test scores plummeted, students who took the Written Out Loud program increased their state reading and writing scores significantly more than their counterparts.*
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THIRD GRADERS INCREASED THEIR SCORES
36% more
than those who did not participate
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FOURTH GRADERS INCREASED THEIR SCORES
29% more
than those who did not participate
*East Windsor (NJ) Regional School District
WHICH JOURNEY IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Our Program Is Flexible
Whether you're an educator, parent, or guardian, we can bring team-based storytelling to your kids in the environment and timeline that best serves you.
From Afterschool Enrichment Programs, to Summer Day Camps, to In-School ELA Units, Written Out Loud can become an epic contributor to your child's- or students' social, emotional, and academic enrichment!