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  • Almondale Elementary School
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • More than a third 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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Children learn by reading. Research confirms that the more contact students have with books the more successful they will be in their education. I believe that a classroom library is the heartbeat of a learning environment and that they play a key role in increasing student motivation, engagement and achievement. Quality classroom libraries must be stocked with high quality, high interest books that reflect diversity and current topics that span a range of difficulty. By providing additional books with a variety of genres to my classroom library, my students will be able to choose books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level. By donating to our project you will help support my students as they develop a lifelong love of reading.

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Children learn by reading. Research confirms that the more contact students have with books the more successful they will be in their education. I believe that a classroom library is the heartbeat of a learning environment and that they play a key role in increasing student motivation, engagement and achievement. Quality classroom libraries must be stocked with high quality, high interest books that reflect diversity and current topics that span a range of difficulty. By providing additional books with a variety of genres to my classroom library, my students will be able to choose books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level. By donating to our project you will help support my students as they develop a lifelong love of reading.

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