Literations

This is why we show up. 🙌

A Literations volunteer spent a whole school year with a second grader whose favorite word was no, especially when it came to reading. Throughout the year she went from refusing to read to picking up a book on her own.

"She read the book without a single error, with fluency and great expression. But mostly she read with enormous pride. I saw the light in her eyes that said ‘I can do this, I can read.’"

That moment took a whole school year to get to. And it made the whole year worthwhile.
As we close out another school year, we're grateful for every volunteer, every student, and every breakthrough, big and small.

At Literations, diversity isn't abstract, it's in the lived reality of our work.

Today our team had the privilege of learning from Carole Copeland Thomas in a session on Creating a Culture of Belonging Across Generations.

Carole guided us through:
- How unconscious assumptions and communication habits affect both older and younger staff
- What "belonging" and psychological safety looks like
- Building trust and consistency in a multigenerational environment

Thank you, Carole, for bringing your wisdom and energy to our team.