Half 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.
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With this grant, I will upgrade my 12-year old second grade classroom library to include a wide variety of books, magazines, book series, and poetry in a range of reading levels. The library will include lots of nonfiction material with photographs, maps, and charts full of interesting information. I've selected materials that will reflect the students’ life experiences, and values such as anti-bullying, gender and racial equity, and citizenship. As students increase their reading proficiency, they select higher level books. There is power in self selection to inspire reading, improve reading comprehension and literacy. Many students are not reading enough at home due to lack of books and poor internet connection or burn out of remote learning. It is my hope to provide real books students can borrow during remote learning to instill the love of reading. With physical books, students can read anywhere: at bedtime, at the kitchen table, etc., creating more opportunities to engage with literacy. Students will have access to rich literature in fiction and non-fiction will promote metalinguistic awareness and higher academic achievement for all students. This updated library will also provide texts that reflect and uplift the students’ life experiences and a broad range of cultures from around the world.
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With this grant, I will upgrade my 12-year old second grade classroom library to include a wide variety of books, magazines, book series, and poetry in a range of reading levels. The library will include lots of nonfiction material with photographs, maps, and charts full of interesting information. I've selected materials that will reflect the students’ life experiences, and values such as anti-bullying, gender and racial equity, and citizenship. As students increase their reading proficiency, they select higher level books. There is power in self selection to inspire reading, improve reading comprehension and literacy. Many students are not reading enough at home due to lack of books and poor internet connection or burn out of remote learning. It is my hope to provide real books students can borrow during remote learning to instill the love of reading. With physical books, students can read anywhere: at bedtime, at the kitchen table, etc., creating more opportunities to engage with literacy. Students will have access to rich literature in fiction and non-fiction will promote metalinguistic awareness and higher academic achievement for all students. This updated library will also provide texts that reflect and uplift the students’ life experiences and a broad range of cultures from around the world.