"I like reading because it is fun. When I get to come to Literations it is relaxing and I get to work with my favorite coach.”
— Rylee, Literations Student
"Literations is not just about the reading; it's not just about the words. It is about the love. It is about the consistency. It is about the safe place we provide the students to be open and we listen because we care."
— Marcia Brown,
Literations Literacy Coach
"Children need encouragement just as flowers need water. Literations holds reading sessions for 30 minutes, three days a week and we water our precious flowers."
— Patricia Larts,
Literations Literacy Coach
"I get so much more out of our reading sessions than I give in to them! To me, it is all about the connection and the safe place we provide for our students."
— Dan Fleischer,
Literations Literacy Coach
“Reading to a child one-on-one is like nothing else that you can do with a child.”
— Shirley Royster,
Literations Literacy Coach
“We partner with Literations because of their commitment to literacy and ensuring that all kids are able to have the joy of reading with someone else besides their teacher. “
— Grace Coleman-Burns, Principal, Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School, Dorchester, MA
“Years later I can look back and say that I’m very grateful the decision was made for me to be a part of Literations.”
— Zoe Rosemond,
Literations Program Alumni
“Students who have a Literations coach are far more likely to pick up a book, to go to the library and grab a text they have been reading.”
— Brian Radley, Principal, Winship Elementary School, Brighton, MA