Read, Explore, Play, Learn

For curious children, and thoughtful parents, and educators, SkilLit Readers is a story-led skills lab that transforms books into launchpads for real-world expression and thinking. SkilLit Readers makes learning active, joyful, and future-ready. We offer open in-person or online programs for children and adults & programs for schools (students and teachers).

+91-7022063824

poorvajaprakash@skillitreaders.org srilakshmir@skillitreaders.org

Our Story

SkilLit Readers emerged in March 2024 with a vision to revolutionize the way we experience reading and embrace the infinite possibilities it offers. Our name embodies two profound concepts – a) Skills b) Literature. We hold a deep conviction that literature can nurture essential life skills, enriching our journeys through the power of reading and hands-on learning. Whether you are a parent, a child, an educator, or a lifelong learner, we invite you to join us on this uplifting adventure, where the world of books becomes a source of joy, engagement, and transformation.

Our organization is inspired by the personal stories of our founders, who both experienced the remarkable benefits of growing up immersed in reading and thriving in diverse and integrated learning environments. They share the belief that learning flourishes not in isolation but through interconnectedness, with books serving as both enlightening windows and reflective mirrors.

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Our Key Principles - Why Us?

Books, Brains & Bold Ideas
Books aren’t just read, they’re experienced through speaking, doing, and creating.

Safe, Supportive Spaces
100% personal expression that let’s your child be who they are

Skills for the Real World
Communication, critical thinking, creativity, empathy, self-reflection, social awareness, collaboration, and confidence, all built naturally through story formats.

Built for Today’s Families and Schools poised for the future
Flexible formats, trained mentors, and measurable growth.

Vision

To provide learner-centered education and research that empowers our youth to forge a better world.

Mission

To create safe, story-rich environments where participants build essential life skills – communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration & form authentic connections through guided conversations and playful exploration.

How Do We Build Life Skills Through Literature and Experiential Learning?

Testimonials

I've had the absolute pleasure of interacting with Poorvaja and Srilakshmi of SkilLit Readers on two occasions. They bring so much passion, enthusiasm and heart to the work they do. Through their program, they've introduced readers to excellent children's literature, stoked a love of reading in them, and helped them think critically about what they've read. The Capstone Projects the children present are well thought through and show just how deeply they've engaged with the text. Look forward to many more interactions with the team!

In today’s world where information is available at our fingertips, I love the fact that the amazing founders of SkilLit Readers work with children’s books to foster critical thinking and social consciousness with young people. A Cloud Called Bhura" found new readers through the programme. But more importantly, it found more dreamers through SkilLit Readers.

Before joining the SkilLit Experiential Book club, my 9-year-old daughter had little interest in books. Now, she not only reads with genuine curiosity, but she has also started writing her own small book. This transformation is a testament to the teachers' incredible work. They consistently engage the students with unique thinking and team-building activities, fostering a love for reading and encouraging them to think from different viewpoints. Poorvaja and Srilakshmi go above and beyond, curating exceptional content for the participants - they arranged a session with Ms. Anita Nair, the author of “Bipathu and a Very Big Dream”, a book they read as part of the program. The kids were so excited about meeting and interacting with an author live. SkilLit also sourced author signed copies for “Agalya in the Spotlight by Divya Anand, creating another first time experience for the participants. The detailed, personalized feedback we receive on my daughter’s progress is invaluable and helps me support her learning journey. We are so grateful for this experience and highly recommend this club to any parent looking to inspire a lifelong love for reading in their child.

My 10 year old daughter has completed reading three books with SkilLit Readers! Over the course of three months, I have witnessed her growth as a more considerate and introspective reader (and consequently a more calm and introspective being). SkilLit Readers Experiential Book Club invites children to approach a book with curiosity, empathy, and most importantly, an open mind. And how they do this is amazing to me! Ms. Poorvaja and Ms. Srilakshmi model these traits in a myriad of ways while engaging with children. No child, not even once, hesitated to share his/her thoughts in fear of being “wrong” or ridiculed by their peers. Children were made to understand at the onset, that this is a non-judgemental space.

Program Snapshot

Our After-School Programs for Children

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Immersive Read Alouds (4-6 years)

We offer single session workshops for our youngest audience. We choose a book, read it aloud using interactive methods and provide opportunities for children to engage in 1-2 immersive activities connected to the book

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Creative Read Aloud Program (4-6 years)

We offer monthly or quarterly programs with weekly sessions for children between 4-6 years where we conduct a series of experiential read alouds. We conclude the program with a session to bring the books and themes together.

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Emerging/Budding Readers (6-9 years)

We offer monthly or quarterly programs with weekly/bi-weekly sessions where we explore two-three books over three months. We use a combination of read-alouds, guided reading, and immersive tools. Our programs end with a showcase for students to express their personal takeaways from the book.

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Experiential Book Club Programs (9-12 years)

These are quarterly programs where we explore three books in three months through weekly group sessions. Students pre-read a portion of the book before the session. We provide monthly personalized feedback reports on the participants' life skills. Programs conclude with a showcase where participants present personal projects connected to the books and receive individual mentorship for the same.

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Single Workshops (8 to 13 years)

These are single workshops that either focus on a specific book or a specific topic. In each workshop we provide participants into a glimpse of the tools used in our longer programs.

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Our World, Your Book (13-18 years)

Our programs for teenagers provides them a platform to explore specific social issues or themes through the lens of books. We define a topic (e.g., justice) and our participants are welcome to choose ANY book of their choice. We then decode, experience, and examine the topic through our signature tools. This enables real-life skills, wide exposure, and self-expression in a fun manner.

Our Programs for Adults

Our programs for adults facilitate connection and community through books. In a world that’s becoming increasingly more isolated, we see books as a medium to bridge and form bonds between adults. We facilitate three types of workshops for adults

Workshops based on a specific book that require no pre-reading
Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) workshops based on a specific theme
Workshops based on a specific book that require pre-reading

These workshops are fun, immersive, screen-free, and engaging.

Our Programs for Schools

We support schools by facilitating our in-school experiential reading and exploration programs. Our programs are age-appropriate and differentiated for nursery, early grades, primary, middle school, and high school students. These programs take place during the school hours.

While we design custom programs depending on the school’s needs, most programs include:

Read aloud, guided, or independent reading
Exploring the book through music, writing, roleplay, art, craft, movement, building models, games, pictures, and polls
Guided mentorship for group capstone projects to express personal takeaways from the books read
Feedback reports on the skills demonstrated through group projects
Digital scrapbooks capturing the work done by students throughout

Our programs aim to build critical thinking, self-reflection, communication skills, creativity, and social awareness, beyond motivating children to build a consistent reading habit

We offer our programs as part of after-school clubs held at the school premises. This functions as an opt-in program for those interested in these programs. These programs are typically run on a quarterly basis with an exhibition at the end of each round of the program. We run separate programs for students based on their age groups:

Creative explorers program for nursery to upper kindergarden
Budding readers program for grades 1 to 3
Experiential book clubs for grades 4 to 7
Theme based exploration for grades 8 onwards

Students will also work on individual capstone projects to creatively express their takeaways from books we explore. Further, each student will receive a reading reflection journal to continue their exploration at home. Based on the programs, students also receive activity guides and feedback on their journeys.

We support teachers with their professional development, especially regarding facilitating engaging story-based or reading-led sessions in their classrooms. These include

Workshops based on specific books for teachers
A series of workshops on ‘reimagining the scope of the library’, ‘using experiential tools in the classrooms’, ‘providing feedback’ or ‘teaching students to write book or movie reviews’.
A specially curated professional development program for teachers including classroom observations and coaching.
Designing curriculum for specific books (fiction or non-fiction)

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Get in Touch

Email poorvajaprakash@skillitreaders.org or srilakshmir@skillitreaders.org or contact +91-7022063824 for more information.