About
Literate Voices is dedicated to providing a comprehensive literacy curriculum for elementary and secondary school students. Our program engages kids with reading and writing, fostering creativity and critical thinking. In just a few short weeks, we empower students to become published authors, instilling a lifelong love for literacy.

Our Story
Literate Voices Founder and Director Dr. Bathina has over twenty years experience as an educator and teacher educator in California. She has been a teacher, literacy coach, administrator, tenured CSU professor and literacy expert. She served as Center Director for the Center for the Advancement of Reading and Writing at the CSU Chancellor's Office and was part of the CTC workgroup to revise the state literacy standards for California in 2022.
Dr. Bathina’s research has appeared in scholarly journals and she has presented her findings nationally and internationally. She has worked with hundreds of students at districts across California and published several anthologies of student writing.
Literate Voices was born from her determination to get students excited about reading and writing.Having taught in challenging environments from the South Bronx, New York to East Palo Alto, California, and from East Side San Jose to Fresno in the Central Valley, she realized that students everywhere have the same yearning to speak and to be heard. Personal narrative is the key to getting them engaged and excited about learning. The Literate Voices curriculum fosters and empowers student voice and makes literacy fun, relevant, and interesting.
Our Approach
Engagement
Skill Development
Creativity
Empowerment
Personal Growth
Community Impact