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My students have spend a year and a half without access to great literature. I want to expand my students access to diverse and magical literature that will help them reach the ELA RL standards, especially RL 4.10. (By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grade 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.) In order to get these students reading at the 4-5 grade level, they need access to great stories. Most of my students need to make at least a two grade level jump in their reading skills this year to reach end of grade 4 level proficiency. Access to great literature peaks their interest and causes them to read more often and with greater variety. This can't be done by visiting the library once a week. It happens by having direct access to great stories directly in their classroom. Specific books have been chosen for the social and emotional qualities they add to instruction as well. For example, Way of the Warrior Kid 4 teaches students mindful techniques for navigating bullying and self-empowerment. Other books have been chosen for their access to diverse cultures so that all the cultures of my students are represented in the literature they read.

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My students have spend a year and a half without access to great literature. I want to expand my students access to diverse and magical literature that will help them reach the ELA RL standards, especially RL 4.10. (By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grade 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.) In order to get these students reading at the 4-5 grade level, they need access to great stories. Most of my students need to make at least a two grade level jump in their reading skills this year to reach end of grade 4 level proficiency. Access to great literature peaks their interest and causes them to read more often and with greater variety. This can't be done by visiting the library once a week. It happens by having direct access to great stories directly in their classroom. Specific books have been chosen for the social and emotional qualities they add to instruction as well. For example, Way of the Warrior Kid 4 teaches students mindful techniques for navigating bullying and self-empowerment. Other books have been chosen for their access to diverse cultures so that all the cultures of my students are represented in the literature they read.

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