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Strong, Smart, and Bold

These are the qualities of Strong Smart Bold: We are… Empowered, Responsible, Open, and  Resilient Explorers.

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Curriculum

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...

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We’re Growing

The GirlSMART Program is now serving more than 350 girls in over schools and Girls Inc. centers in 6 states.

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GirlSMART Progam–Building Strong, Smart, & Bold Readers

17 August 2011
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GirlSMART is an early elementary literacy intervention program that assists girls from underserved communities and diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds who need extra literacy support.

GirlSMART Program is one of many continuum programs for Girls Inc. and as with all Girls Inc. programs, GirlSMART Program takes a whole girl approach and integrates literacy with other types of learning.

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Measuring Growth

16 August 2011
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The GirlSMART Program is designed to increase the literacy skills, sel-esteem and success of kindergarten through third grade girls.

Independent evaluators conduct research and analysis on an annual basis to collect data on the success of the program towards those goals. The evaluation includes student assessment data as well as parent, teacher, and student survey information. The 2010-2011 evaluation results show that the program is helping girls improve their literacy skills as well as their self-esteem.

The Building Blocks of Literacy

24 May 2011
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To create strong, smart, bold readers, each of the buildling blocks of literacy must be addressed. These building blocks include phonemic awareness, vocabulary, phonics, fluency, and comprehension. GirlSMART's carefully designed afterschool program combines a rich literacy curriculum with character education to encourage a GirlSMART student to learn and practice new reading skills while building confidence in herself.

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