Past projects 1
The Joy of Reading
Funded Mar 7, 2020This classroom project was brought to life by A group of anonymous donors and 11 other donors.
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The vast majority of my students don’t read because they can’t find books they like in the sea of titles in our school library. Overwhelmed, they choose random books. Discouraged, they hardly read books on their own. To become readers, my students need personalized reading lists. They need an experienced reader who knows them well, to guide their book search. With an average reading level of 5th grade (that remains quite constant throughout their high school career) my ninth grade English students desperately need a curated classroom library that inspires them to read daily. As their guide in learning, it is my responsibility to curate that classroom library for them.