More than three‑quarters 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.
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Remember your favorite childhood book? Remember how it made you feel like someone finally got you, or how it inspired you to read other books to find out more about the time period or social issue? Schools have gotten away from reading books like this, instead spending money on reading programs rather than high-quality literature.
My project seeks, then, to put these books back into the hands of students in order to create a community of curious readers. Students are ready to talk about books they loved, books with compelling characters, as well as the social, economic, and political issues that arise from the conflicts brought up by setting and plot. Conversation about books is crucial to understanding literature on a deeper level as well as creating a community of readers who talk about books in authentic ways. Through these conversations, students not only become more familiar with the forces that have shaped our world, but also with what role they can play in shaping and influencing those forces. Books give students the means to find the answers to their own questions!
My plan is to create literature groups centered on books about what we are studying. I will need group sets of books to match students' different reading levels. I also plan on developing strong independent readers through mini-lessons that allow students to use new critical thinking skills while reading their own books. Please consider sending me recommendations of books you loved as a kid. In particular, I am looking for books with diverse characters as well as a range of fiction and nonfiction. I am also looking for picture books and books in Spanish and other languages.
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Remember your favorite childhood book? Remember how it made you feel like someone finally got you, or how it inspired you to read other books to find out more about the time period or social issue? Schools have gotten away from reading books like this, instead spending money on reading programs rather than high-quality literature.
My project seeks, then, to put these books back into the hands of students in order to create a community of curious readers. Students are ready to talk about books they loved, books with compelling characters, as well as the social, economic, and political issues that arise from the conflicts brought up by setting and plot. Conversation about books is crucial to understanding literature on a deeper level as well as creating a community of readers who talk about books in authentic ways. Through these conversations, students not only become more familiar with the forces that have shaped our world, but also with what role they can play in shaping and influencing those forces. Books give students the means to find the answers to their own questions!
My plan is to create literature groups centered on books about what we are studying. I will need group sets of books to match students' different reading levels. I also plan on developing strong independent readers through mini-lessons that allow students to use new critical thinking skills while reading their own books. Please consider sending me recommendations of books you loved as a kid. In particular, I am looking for books with diverse characters as well as a range of fiction and nonfiction. I am also looking for picture books and books in Spanish and other languages.