My students need a variety of 63 accessible independent reading books with titles from "Garden of Abdul Gasazi" to "Sitti's Secrets" that they want and are able to read for reader's workshop in our classroom.
$735 goal
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Most of my students have not yet discovered that they love to read. They don't know that there are books written for them, that speak to their experiences and interests. They don't yet know that reading isn't just something they are forced to do for a standardized test.
My students are bright and inquisitive about the things that interest them.
Many of them come from lower-income neighborhoods. They have been told that their voices and opinions don't always count because they don't have lots of money, or they don't speak English fluently. But they have a fire in them to be heard.
It's hard to speak about my students as a "they," because each student has a whole world inside of them- dreams for a future, ideas about the things they witness, a unique set of experiences and ways to express them. I want each of my students to know how valued and important they are.
My Project
Part of the way I show my students that they are important is by offering choices to them in my classroom. We participate in a reader's workshop. They pick the books they want to read, and I show them strategies for reading them. We have individual conferences about their books and discuss why they chose them and what they're getting from the story. In my classroom, we learn to read by reading.
With the resources I'm requesting for my classroom library, I will be better able to meet the interests and needs of my students. We have a wide array of readers in our classroom, and I want all of them to find books that give them power as readers- books they can read and understand, books they want to read, books that speak to their experiences with the world.
This project will make a difference for my students by showing them that their choices matter, that they will not be punished for their own interests and personal stories.
It will also open up the world of reading to them, especially for the students who have never encountered it before. They will come to see themselves as readers of books, ones that they have chosen and that are recognized as valid.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Runaways, Volume 1: Pride and Joy Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan
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Runaways, Volume 2: Teenage Wasteland Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan, Adrian Alphona (Illustrator)
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Runaways, Volume 3: The Good Die Young Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan, Craig Yeung (Illustrator), Jo Chen (Artist)
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Runaways, Volume 4: True Believers Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan, Craig Yeung (Artist)
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Runaways, Volume 5: Escape to New York Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan, Takeshi Miyazawa (Artist)
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Runaways, Volume 6: Parental Guidance Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan
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Runaways, Volume 7: Live Fast Digest Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan, Mike Norton (Artist)
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Runaways, Volume 8: Dead End Kids Digest Michael Ryan (Artist), Joss Whedon
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Runaways, Volume 9: Dead Wrong Digest Humberto Ramos (Artist), Terry Moore
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Runaways, Volume 10: Rock Zombies Digest Takeshi Miyazawa (Artist), Terry Moore, Chris Yost, James Asmus, Emma Rios (Artist)
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Runaways, Volume 11: Homeschooling Digest Kathryn Immonen, C. B. Cebulski, Patrick Spaziante (Artist), Sara Pichelli (Artist)
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Runaways: Pride and Joy Adrian Alphona (Artist), Brian K Vaughan
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Baseball in April and Other Stories Gary Soto
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Buried Onions Gary Soto
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Too Many Tamales Gary Soto, Ed Martinez (Illustrator)
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The Afterlife Gary Soto
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Living Up the Street Gary Soto, Strawberry Hill Press
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A Summer Life Gary Soto
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Chato's Kitchen Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Accidental Love Gary Soto
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The Skirt Gary Soto, Soto Gary, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
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Pacific Crossing Gary Soto
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Petty Crimes Gary Soto
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Chato and the Party Animals Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Neighborhood Odes Gary Soto, David Diaz (Illustrator)
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Jesse Gary Soto
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Beisbol en abril y otros cuentos (Baseball in April and Other Stories) Gary Soto
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Local News: Stories Gary Soto
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A Fire in My Hands Gary Soto
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Que Monton de Tamales! Gary Soto, Ed Martinez (Illustrator), F. Isabel Campoy (Translator)
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Snapshots from the Wedding Gary Soto, Stephanie Garcia (Illustrator)
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Canto Familiar Gary Soto, Annika Nelson (Illustrator)
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Chato and the Party Animals Gary Soto, Susan Guevara, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Chato Goes Cruisin' Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Chato y los amigos pachangueros (Chato and the Party Animals) Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Chato y su cena (Chato's Kitchen) Gary Soto, Susan Guevara (Illustrator), F. Isabel Campoy (Translator)
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Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology Mary Frosch, Foreword by Gary Soto
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Cruzando el Pacifico (Paciific Crossing) Gary Soto
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Facts of Life: Stories Gary Soto
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Help Wanted: Stories Gary Soto
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Help Wanted: Stories Gary Soto
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Living Up the Street Gary Soto
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Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing Gary Soto
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A Simple Plan Gary Soto
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Tomando partido (Taking Sides) Gary Soto
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Gary Soto Dennis Abrams
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Tomas and the Library Lady Pat Mora, Raul Colon (Illustrator)
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Abuelos Pat Mora, Amelia Lau Carling (Illustrator)
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Abuelos Pat Mora, Amelia Lau Carling (Illustrator)
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Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love Pat Mora
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Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics Alicia Keys
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The Rose That Grew from Concrete Tupac Shakur, Foreword by Nikki Giovanni, Leila Steinberg (Introduction)
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Hairs/Pelitos Sandra Cisneros, Terry Ybanez (Illustrator)
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Chris Van Allsburg, Harris Burdick
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Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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The Stranger Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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Jumanji Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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Garden of Abdul Gasazi Chris Van Allsburg, Allsburg Chris Van, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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The Sweetest Fig Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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Just a Dream Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator)
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Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), Eric Carle (Illustrator), Steven Kellogg (Illustrator), Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
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