"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader."
-Margaret Fuller
Michelle Cohen
Reading Specialist
Community Literacy Director
856-939-4500 x2071
Literacy Lab, LMC
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide high-quality, literacy instruction to strengthen and support essential literacy skills empowering students to achieve academic success in school, career, and life.
Our Goal
Our goal is to create a systemic focus on literacy that successfully cultivates the academic literacy habits and abilities of all students.
The Literacy Lab is open to all students during lunch
Students are identified for the program using the following criteria:
Previous NJASK Scores
PSAT scores
NJSLA scores
Start Strong scores
English grades
Teacher referrals
The Literacy Lab
Provides instruction to students in need of additional support
Provides an inviting and supportive environment to foster confidence in our students
Act as a resource for teachers to assist in strengthening literacy development across content areas
Assists in preparing our students for college and career
"High percentages of high school students in the United States cannot read at a level that makes them able to meet 21st century demands. Why? Historically, literacy insruction has been neglected in secondary schools."
-T. Salinger
What our students are saying...
"My freshman year I didn't even turn in a research paper. This year I got an A because of the help in Lit Lab."
"Now I always reread a sentence if I don't understand what it's telling me."
The Literacy Lab has a unique feel that you don't get in any other class."
"I use what I learned in Lit Lab a lot in history. I read articles slowly, I reread if needed too, and I put marks on spots that were the most important."
"Having two English classes has been very challenging for me. Coming to the Lit Lab helped me keep up in both classes."
"The Lit Lab helped with inside and outside school work. I got help on writing a letter for my job."
"The Lit Lab is quiet and peaceful. You can really concentrate on your work."
