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  • Mabelvale Magnet Middle School
  • Mabelvale, AR
  • More than three‑quarters of 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

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My middle school students aren't crazy about reading. Through interest surveys and conversation, I quickly saw a pattern emerge that may explain why. They didn't find reading exciting. The stories they're assigned in Social Studies relate very little to their own lives. Other students commented on their frustration with Social Studies texts depicting diverse individuals as slaves, or in the background of the civil rights movement, and biographies of the same few people over and over (Pocahontas, anyone?) Through this project, I hope to ignite a passion for reading in my students by building a classroom library that features a diverse group characters and stories. Did you know that a minority middle school student is more likely to find books featuring trucks, animals, or monsters in their local library than books featuring characters that look, sound, and act like them? For this project, I've curated a collection of historical biographies, informational text, fiction, non-fiction that feature backgrounds that match the population of my classroom. I hope to not only expand the racial and linguistic diversity of our classroom library, but also include stories of different religions, abilities, activism, and gender roles. Most importantly, I want my students to pick up a book and not only see themselves, but all that they can achieve!

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My middle school students aren't crazy about reading. Through interest surveys and conversation, I quickly saw a pattern emerge that may explain why. They didn't find reading exciting. The stories they're assigned in Social Studies relate very little to their own lives. Other students commented on their frustration with Social Studies texts depicting diverse individuals as slaves, or in the background of the civil rights movement, and biographies of the same few people over and over (Pocahontas, anyone?) Through this project, I hope to ignite a passion for reading in my students by building a classroom library that features a diverse group characters and stories. Did you know that a minority middle school student is more likely to find books featuring trucks, animals, or monsters in their local library than books featuring characters that look, sound, and act like them? For this project, I've curated a collection of historical biographies, informational text, fiction, non-fiction that feature backgrounds that match the population of my classroom. I hope to not only expand the racial and linguistic diversity of our classroom library, but also include stories of different religions, abilities, activism, and gender roles. Most importantly, I want my students to pick up a book and not only see themselves, but all that they can achieve!

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