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My 9th grade students need a variety of leveled readers in Spanish, as well as a conducive, welcoming, and comfortable environment in order to participate in FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) in my classroom. The key to building fluency and vocabulary in any language is to complement oral communication with reading. Numerous studies show the gains in fluency through self-selected reading for pleasure. With an extended library of books written for language students at their fingertips, my students will be able to choose books for silent reading or voluntary reading at home that are compelling for them. Having a variety of books at different skill levels, topics, and types, written for language learners in Spanish that are comprehensible, are integral for students to become absorbed by the story and sometimes do not even realize they are reading in another language! Reading will not only improve their literacy skills and grammar, but also provide cultural insight. The benefits from silent reading are tremendous: Increased proficiency in the language, a boost in confidence, and the potential for a lifelong love of reading. Along with compelling and comprehensible novels, creating a comfortable and warm reading environment encourages a positive and successful experience. The FVR environment would include an organized area with bookshelves and bins for students to choose which books they want to read, as well as a comfortable rug and bean bag type chairs for students to sit on while they read. Through this project, my students will be able to read both without and beyond the classroom setting, inspiring life-long learners of Spanish. The goal of FVR is to get them to go beyond merely being able to read but to actually become the kind of readers who seek out reading on their own and continue to acquire more language.

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My 9th grade students need a variety of leveled readers in Spanish, as well as a conducive, welcoming, and comfortable environment in order to participate in FVR (Free Voluntary Reading) in my classroom. The key to building fluency and vocabulary in any language is to complement oral communication with reading. Numerous studies show the gains in fluency through self-selected reading for pleasure. With an extended library of books written for language students at their fingertips, my students will be able to choose books for silent reading or voluntary reading at home that are compelling for them. Having a variety of books at different skill levels, topics, and types, written for language learners in Spanish that are comprehensible, are integral for students to become absorbed by the story and sometimes do not even realize they are reading in another language! Reading will not only improve their literacy skills and grammar, but also provide cultural insight. The benefits from silent reading are tremendous: Increased proficiency in the language, a boost in confidence, and the potential for a lifelong love of reading. Along with compelling and comprehensible novels, creating a comfortable and warm reading environment encourages a positive and successful experience. The FVR environment would include an organized area with bookshelves and bins for students to choose which books they want to read, as well as a comfortable rug and bean bag type chairs for students to sit on while they read. Through this project, my students will be able to read both without and beyond the classroom setting, inspiring life-long learners of Spanish. The goal of FVR is to get them to go beyond merely being able to read but to actually become the kind of readers who seek out reading on their own and continue to acquire more language.

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