Webinar
FAQ
On
Wednesday,
March
23,
2011,
the
National
Center
for
Media
Engagement
(NCME)
hosted
a
one-‐hour
webinar
on
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps.
During
the
webinar,
participants
were
encouraged
to
submit
questions
in
the
online
Chat
Box.
These
questions
were
captured
and
are
listed
below
with
answers
prepared
by
the
presenters,
including
SUPER
WHY,
WGBH,
Iowa
Public
Television,
and
WNED.
Will
we
be
able
to
capture
the
slides
following
the
webinar?
Yes.
You
can
access
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
webinar
in
several
ways:
• Visit
National
Center
for
Media
Engagement
online
in
the
Archived
Events
section
of
their
site:
(http://mediaengage.org/resources/ArchiveResources.cfm).
• Visit
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
section
of
the
WGBH
Resource
Room
(http://resourceroom.wgbh.org/).
• If
you
would
like
to
access
the
slides
without
the
audio,
please
contact
mary_haggerty@wgbh.org.
In
terms
of
the
research
on
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps,
what
do
you
mean
by
“significant
gains”?
Researchers
at
San
Diego
State
University
conducted
an
analysis
of
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
data
from
2008
and
2009
sessions,
representing
a
total
of
1,273
children
in
113
camps.
The
week-‐long
camps
were
led
by
local
teachers
at
schools,
daycare
and
Head
Start
centers,
in
partnership
with
local
PTV
stations
that
participated
in
the
PBS
KIDS
Raising
Readers
Initiative.
Children
took
pre-‐
and
post-‐tests
to
assess
learning
gains
from
the
five-‐day
experience.
On
average,
participants
improved
11.7
percentage
points
as
a
result
of
the
intervention.
Four-‐year-‐old
participants
achieved
the
greatest
gains
(13.9
percentage
points)
from
pre-‐
to
post-‐test.
These
results
are
considered
statistically
significant,
in
other
words,
unlikely
to
have
occurred
by
chance.
For
a
copy
of
the
complete
analysis,
please
contact
mary_haggerty@wgbh.org.
Will
the
materials
and
resources
used
during
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
be
available
either
on
the
FTP
site
or
somewhere
else?
In
May
2011,
we
will
debut
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
section
of
the
SUPER
WHY
Web
site.
Here,
you’ll
find
information,
instructions,
and
supporting
materials
for
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps,
Weeks
1
and
2.
The
materials
are
organized
so
that
you
can
access
them
in
the
way
that
best
suits
your
needs.
For
example,
you
can
download
the
Reading
Camp
curriculum
for
an
entire
week,
or
day-‐by-‐day.
You
can
also
find
the
Reading
Camps
activities
organized
by
specific
literacy
skill
focus,
under
the
name
of
the
SUPER
WHY
character
that
teaches
that
skill.
Here’s
a
list
of
the
primary
site
components:
o Online
Tutorial
Get
ready
for
camp!
Learn
preparation
and
teaching
strategies
that
will
help
make
your
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
a
success.
The
tutorial
features
a
narrated
slideshow,
informative
text,
and
helpful
“teacher-‐to-‐teacher”
tips
from
veteran
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
leaders.
Once
you’re
done,
there’s
a
test
activity
where
you
can
try
out
your
new
skills.
o Camp
Materials
and
Equipment
Review
this
list
carefully
to
confirm
that
your
Reading
Camp
site
will
have
all
the
necessary
materials
and
equipment
on
hand.
Note
which
materials
you
already
have
and
which
you
will
need
to
order.
Be
sure
to
place
your
orders
several
weeks
before
the
first
day
of
your
Reading
Camp.
Note
that
all
PDF
materials
are
provided
on
this
site;
you
will
need
to
gather
and/or
purchase
all
non-‐PDF
materials.
o SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
Curricula
Here
you’ll
find
the
complete
curriculum
content
for
Reading
Camp
Weeks
1
and
2.
Access
the
Reading
Camp
curriculum
for
a
whole
week,
for
each
day,
or
by
each
activity.
Curriculum
content
for
Week
3
of
the
Reading
Camp
will
be
available
in
early
2012.
o Character
Activities
In
this
section
you’ll
find
all
the
Reading
Camps
curriculum
activities
organized
by
the
SUPER
WHY
characters:
Alpha
Pig
for
letter
identification,
Wonder
Red
for
rhyming
and
word
families,
Princess
Presto
for
letter
sounds
and
spelling,
and
Super
Why
for
vocabulary
and
reading
comprehension.
o Take-‐home
Character
Worksheets
Help
children
continue
the
learning
beyond
the
camp
day.
Here
is
where
you’ll
find
the
take-‐home
worksheets
from
the
curriculum,
gathered
together
in
one
place.
o Parent
Materials
Family
participation
is
key
to
kids’
reading
success.
This
section
offers
the
full
set
of
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
Parent
Materials
for
you
to
print
out
and
send
home.
All
parent
materials
are
available
in
English
and
Spanish.
These
Parent
Materials
can
also
be
found
within
each
Reading
Camp
curriculum,
at
point
of
use.
o Media
The
SUPER
WHY
episodes,
video
clips,
and
music
are
an
essential
part
of
each
Reading
Camp
day.
In
this
section,
you’ll
find
links
to
all
the
media
needed
during
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
weeks.
You
will
also
find
PDFs
with
lyrics
of
all
the
songs.
Public
television
stations
can
request
a
DVD
with
SUPER
WHY
episodes
and
video
clips
by
contacting
mary_haggerty@wgbh.org.
o Assessments
and
Questionnaires
(Optional)
This
section
provides
forms
you
can
use
to
assess
campers’
progress
through
pre-‐interviews
(before
the
Reading
Camp
begins)
and
post-‐interviews
(at
the
end
of
each
Reading
Camp
day).
You
can
also
use
the
provided
questionnaire
to
get
feedback
from
families
about
their
children’s
experience
at
Reading
Camp.
Please
note
that
these
documents
are
provided
for
your
convenience
and
their
use
is
not
required.
o Costume
Rental
and
Standee
Art
Celebrate
the
end
of
camp
with
a
visit
from
one
of
the
SUPER
WHY
characters,
or
set
up
a
Super
Reader
“standee”
that
campers
can
take
a
picture
with.
Here
you’ll
find
information
about
renting
SUPER
WHY
costume
characters
and
links
to
standee
art
files
for
Super
Why,
Princess
Presto,
Wonder
Red,
and
Alpha
Pig.
I
am
curious
about
train-‐the-‐trainer
agendas.
Is
there
a
training
created
to
train
"reading
coaches"
or
teachers?
The
new
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
online
tutorial
(available
in
May
2011)
is
an
easy-‐to-‐use
training
for
anyone
who
wants
to
lead
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
with
developing
readers:
after-‐school
providers,
teachers,
camp
counselors,
etc.
Reading
coaches
and
trainers
will
also
benefit
from
taking
this
self-‐paced
tutorial.
What
is
the
length
of
the
daily
video?
Each
SUPER
WHY
episode
runs
approximately
24
minutes
in
length.
Are
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
geared
for
the
summer
or
is
it
used
pretty
much
anytime
throughout
the
year?
While
originally
developed
and
tested
in
summer
enrichment
programs,
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
can
be
used
throughout
the
calendar
year.
In
addition
to
the
summer
months,
you
may
want
to
consider
running
the
camps
during
the
first
few
weeks
of
the
school
year
when
children
are
transitioning
into
kindergarten
for
the
first
time.
Another
option
is
to
implement
the
Reading
Camps
during
school
vacation
weeks.
Can
a
home
childcare
program
run
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps?
Yes,
absolutely.
Do
you
require
certified
teachers
as
camp
leaders?
While
we
recommend
that
you
use
certified
teachers
as
camp
leaders,
it
is
not
a
requirement.
Individuals
with
some
literacy
and/or
early
childhood
experience
can
also
be
effective
camp
leaders.
In
selecting
camp
leaders,
you
may
want
to
ask
candidates
to
do
the
new
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
online
tutorial.
It
begins
with
a
self-‐evaluation
designed
to
assess
the
prospective
camp
leader’s
strengths
as
an
activity
leader
and
identify
skills
he/she
might
want
to
work
on.
Has
anyone
partnered
with
Head
Start
Centers?
Yes,
Head
Start
centers
are
great
partners
for
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps.
Childcare
programs,
district-‐
sponsored
preschools,
and
preschool-‐to-‐kindergarten
transition
program
are
also
partners
you
may
want
to
consider.
Has
anyone
received
any
push-‐back
from
schools
about
the
fact
that
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
curriculum
is
highly
scripted?
While
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
curriculum
is
scripted,
which
provides
the
right
amount
of
support
and
guidance
for
less
experienced
camp
leaders,
veteran
educators
will
find
that
the
scripts
offer
the
flexibility
to
modify
them
to
meet
the
needs
of
their
students.
Is
there
any
evaluation
that
gets
to
the
implementation
(not
just
the
kids'
performance)
that
is
part
of
the
package?
Yes.
The
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
section
of
the
web
site
will
feature
a
questionnaire
to
get
feedback
from
families
about
their
children’s
experience
at
Reading
Camp.
The
site
will
also
provide
forms
you
can
use
to
assess
campers’
progress
through
pre-‐interviews
(before
the
Reading
Camp
begins)
and
post-‐interviews
(at
the
end
of
each
Reading
Camp
day).
Please
note
that
these
documents
are
provided
for
your
convenience
and
their
use
is
not
required.
What's
the
average
cost
of
one
reading
camp?
The
cost
of
the
camp
will
vary
depending
upon
a
variety
of
factors,
including
the
local
partners
you
select
and
what
they
can
bring
to
the
table,
in-‐kind
contributions,
etc.
John
Craig,
Vice
President,
Education
&
Outreach
at
WNED
in
Buffalo
suggests
considering
the
following
budget
categories
and
estimates:
•Copying
of
Camp
Materials
(curriculum,
handouts,
training,
etc.)-‐
$500
•
Super
Why!
Character
Costume
-‐
$350
•
Supplies
for
crafts,
activities,
giveaways
-‐
$100
•
Staff
Time
(2
weeks
(training,
support,
5
day
camp
(.5))
-‐
$500
•Super
WHY!
Celebration
-‐
$50
Wondering
about
the
availability
of
the
costumed
characters
including
buying
versus
renting?
The
costume
characters
are
not
available
for
purchase,
but
can
be
rented.
The
fee
is
approx.
$350,
which
includes
roundtrip
shipping
and
cleaning.
To
reserve
costume
characters,
please
contact
The
Mascot
Organization
by
phone
at
877-‐9-‐MASCOT,
or
by
e-‐mail
at
pbs@mascot.org.
You
may
also
want
to
consider
bringing
the
SUPER
WHY
Character
Art
to
your
local
print
or
copy
shop
to
produce
a
full-‐sized
cardboard-‐mounted
SUPER
WHY
cut-‐out
“standee”
to
display
at
your
camps.
The
Adobe
Illustrators
Files
with
the
Character
Art
are
available
on
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
site.
Will
there
still
be
a
one-‐week
version
of
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps?
Yes,
while
the
Reading
Camps
curriculum
has
been
expanded
from
1
week
to
3
weeks,
you
can
still
implement
it
as
a
1-‐week
intervention.
How
many
children
do
you
open
the
camp
up
to?
The
recommended
number
of
children
per
Reading
Camp
is
15-‐20.
However,
several
veteran
coordinators
have
run
the
Reading
Camp
successfully
with
24
and
even
30
children.
In
these
cases,
adequate
staffing
will
be
a
key
factor
to
your
success.
Have
any
station
Kids
Clubs
tried
this
as
a
camp
for
members?
No,
not
to
our
knowledge,
but
that’s
a
great
suggestion.
Is
this
a
paid
camp
or
is
this
mostly
offered
for
free
to
the
children?
The
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
must
be
offered
free
of
charge
to
children.
How
do
you
select
or
identify
the
children
you
invite
to
participate
in
the
camps?
We
suggest
that
you
start
by
identifying
a
local
partner,
e.g.,
child
care
center,
Head
Start
program,
and/or
district
sponsored
preschool-‐to-‐kindergarten
transition
program.
You
will
then
work
closely
with
your
local
partner
to
identify
children
to
participate
in
the
camps.
Is
it
necessary
to
group
children
by
skills?
No,
it
is
not
necessary
to
group
children
by
skill
levels.
Could
this
program
be
easily
modified
for
5-‐6
years
olds?
Our
group
will
have
been
in
pre-‐k/K
before
camp
and
will
likely
need
to
be
challenged?
Yes,
the
curriculum
can
and
has
been
be
used
effectively
with
5-‐
and
6-‐year-‐olds.
Activities
within
the
curriculum
can
be
leveled
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
children
you
work
with.
A
child’s
skill
level
is
the
best
guide
to
whether
he/she
can
benefit
from
participating
in
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps.
How
long
is
each
daily
camp
session?
Do
you
provide
meals
or
snacks?
Each
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camp
runs
for
3.5
hours
per
day
for
five
days.
We
recommend
that
you
schedule
snack
time
during
each
day.
For
a
sample
daily
syllabus,
please
visit
the
SUPER
WHY
Reading
Camps
section
of
the
WGBH
Resource
Room
(http://resourceroom.wgbh.org/).
Can
this
be
adapted
to
work
with
children
who
have
learning
disabilities
and
that
will
be
maintstreamed?
Yes,
the
curriculum
can
be
adapted
to
meet
the
needs
of
children
with
learning
disabilities.
We
suggest
that
you
work
with
a
local
curriculum
specialist
with
experience
working
with
children
with
learning
disabilities
to
modify
the
curriculum.
Do
you
use
peer-‐tutored
activities
during
the
camp?
No,
the
camp
activities
are
led
by
adults,
either
teachers,
aides,
or
outreach
staff
from
public
television
stations.
Can
you
just
do
Week
2
for
example,
or
do
you
need
to
start
with
Week
1
due
to
the
scaffolding
curriculum?
Each
week
of
curriculum
is
a
self-‐contained
unit.
You
can
implement
them
in
any
order.
However,
within
each
week-‐long
curriculum
unit,
the
activities
are
scaffolded,
meaning
that
each
day
builds
on
the
previous
day’s
skills.
So,
Day
1
should
always
come
before
Day
2.
Additional
questions?
Please
contact
mary_haggerty@wgbh.org.