"The students are present to themselves and present to their writing. They are so committed." —Winburne, English Teacher

In all our programs we teach the basic reading and journaling practices that build an author's repertoire of literary techniques. Students are led in the processes of critical reading and listening mining the works of contemporary and classic masters, the texts of their peers, their own drafts, and even overheard conversations to find the rhetorical turns, figures of speech, and narrative structures that will become the cornerstones of their individual styles. Badgerdog's education programs teach students the language skills necessary to become the authors of their own lives.

Through our in-school and after school educational programs, we help students in grades 3–12 to:

• find their voices and self-identify as published authors
• create a community of writers with their peers
• participate in a literary conversation without borders
• learn the power and pride of bringing work to publication and performance

2007 Texas Book Festival Readers

Badgerdog authors, grades 3–12, read every year at the Texas State Capitol as part of the Texas Book Festival. To see more Badgerdog authors, go to the Badgerdog YouTube Channel.