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  • West Wilkes Middle School
  • Wilkesboro, NC
  • 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

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A love of reading can only be fostered if kids can read what they want. Choice is a must. Over the years, my classroom library has suffered because I can't replace the well-loved books because other supplies are needed. Our school library can only afford to buy so manybooks each year and we have over 600 students. It can take months for a student to get a book they want. The desire to read begins to fade when they have to wait that long. A teacher's classroom library becomes as essential as paper and pencils. My books have been taped and retaped so many times that students will pass them over because they are so worn. The data shows that when students read at least 20-30 minutes a day it improves their reading skills, including flurncy and comprehension. I give students 10 minutes of class time each day for silent sustained reading. This is why an updated classroom library is so vital. The books I have chosen for this project are a mix of what male and female students want to read. For instance, "Slammed," by Coleen Hoover has been the number one book among my students for several years now. Once I do a book talk about "Slammed" I won't see it on the shelf for thr rest of the year. All it takes is for one student to read and recommend that book to their friends and it starts a snowball effect. Then they want the next book in the series and so on. The same is true for the "Michael Vey" and Mike Lupica books. Once I recomend a book, they keep coming back for more. Updating my classroom library with these books ensures that my students have relevant books in their hands when they want them.

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A love of reading can only be fostered if kids can read what they want. Choice is a must. Over the years, my classroom library has suffered because I can't replace the well-loved books because other supplies are needed. Our school library can only afford to buy so manybooks each year and we have over 600 students. It can take months for a student to get a book they want. The desire to read begins to fade when they have to wait that long. A teacher's classroom library becomes as essential as paper and pencils. My books have been taped and retaped so many times that students will pass them over because they are so worn. The data shows that when students read at least 20-30 minutes a day it improves their reading skills, including flurncy and comprehension. I give students 10 minutes of class time each day for silent sustained reading. This is why an updated classroom library is so vital. The books I have chosen for this project are a mix of what male and female students want to read. For instance, "Slammed," by Coleen Hoover has been the number one book among my students for several years now. Once I do a book talk about "Slammed" I won't see it on the shelf for thr rest of the year. All it takes is for one student to read and recommend that book to their friends and it starts a snowball effect. Then they want the next book in the series and so on. The same is true for the "Michael Vey" and Mike Lupica books. Once I recomend a book, they keep coming back for more. Updating my classroom library with these books ensures that my students have relevant books in their hands when they want them.

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