SCIRA Grants
SCIRA supports the work of classroom teachers to foster the literacy growth of their students. If you are interested in applying for a grant, please see the form below for guidelines, dates, and contact information.
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Grant Recipients
What is better than giving money away - receiving money, of course. This year SCIRA funded 11 grants submitted by members. We congratulate:
What is better than giving money away - receiving money, of course. This year SCIRA funded 11 grants submitted by members. We congratulate:
- Nicole Santiago, The Catherine Cook School: All Students Benefit from Guided Reading
- Cara Filipiak, Roosevelt Elementary School: Building Engagement and Love for Reading through Low-Level, High-Interest texts in Third Grade Co-taught Classroom
- Molly Goldstein, Moriah Early Childhood: Literacy Connected to Creating, Building and Play
- Samuel Graham, Maternity BVM School – Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools: Motivating Reluctant Middle School Readers
- Anna Kot, Rhodes School District 84.5: High Interest Low Readability Books for Struggling Readers
- Sharon Dillon, St. James School Arlington Heights: Nonfiction Texts
- Fabiola Cortes, John Jay Elementary School- Community Consolidated School District 59: Building Oral Language Through a Puppet Theater
- Leslie Abbott, Waukegan Public Schools: Read- Alouds with Big Books
- Belma Sarajlic, John Jay Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 59: Multicultural Literature Books for the Classroom
- Caroline de Kruif, Greeley Elementary, Chicago Public Schools: Reading at Home is a Family Experience!
- Rebecca Ostrega, Glen Hill Primary School, Queen Bee District 16: Using Mentor Texts to Foster Writing
Grant Application and Information
Please click the link below to complete a grant for the 2017-2018 school year. The grant deadline is March 15, 2018.
17-18 Grant Application
*** Please note that you cannot save your work in Google docs.***
If you do not plan to complete the application all at once, we recommend you compose and save in Word and then copy and paste your responses into the Google doc application once you are ready to submit.
17-18 Grant Application
*** Please note that you cannot save your work in Google docs.***
If you do not plan to complete the application all at once, we recommend you compose and save in Word and then copy and paste your responses into the Google doc application once you are ready to submit.
Applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of your application.
Grant Information Sheet
Click below to download our grant information sheet with all the details about applying for a grant.
| scira_literacy_grant.pdf |
Grant Sample
Click below to download and read a sample SCIRA grant. This grant follows the guidelines described in the grant brochure.
| sciragrantsample.pdf |