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Ms. McKay's Classroom

  • Denny International Middle School
  • Seattle, WA
  • More than 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. Learn more

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  • Notebook Flair and Annotations in Ms. McKay’s Room!

    Funded Sep 18, 2024

    Thank you so much for your generosity in funding my project. Having nice supplies has given the students a sense of pride in their work.

    The brand new markers and pencils have really enhanced the pride in student work. The giant box comes out- all of the pens work and all of the pencils are sharp. There is no frustration in using a marker that doesn't work.

    Students are able to use a variety of colored post-it notes to label part of their writing and to add on to their ideas, and highlighters to mark specific parts of their writing. No one is fighting over the highlighters as there are enough for everyone.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McKay

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 3 other donors.

  • She Looks Like Me!

    Funded Sep 13, 2019

    We are so honored with the funding of our diverse books project! My students will be thrilled to see strong protagonists like them in the texts they read, and hopefully, develop a love of reading. Thank you so very much for your generosity! My students and I are so grateful!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McKay

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Research shows that students need to see themselves in the books they read. Without characters that look like them, they feel undervalued and that their story does not matter. Scholars who feel like their story is valid connect more to the school and community experience. We all want to be heard and valued. With this set of texts, my students who normally say, "I can't connect to this character because I am not a white girl", can finally find themselves as the heroine/hero in a text. If students see shared experiences in their texts, reading becomes more culturally relevant to their lives.

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Research shows that students need to see themselves in the books they read. Without characters that look like them, they feel undervalued and that their story does not matter. Scholars who feel like their story is valid connect more to the school and community experience. We all want to be heard and valued. With this set of texts, my students who normally say, "I can't connect to this character because I am not a white girl", can finally find themselves as the heroine/hero in a text. If students see shared experiences in their texts, reading becomes more culturally relevant to their lives.

About my class

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