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  • Charles A Mulligan Elementary School
  • Central Islip, NY
  • 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. Learn more

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These books will help my students read every day. I read with small groups in class. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, this year's group is lower than I have had in prior years. I don't have enough books on their reading levels for each child. The books that I have requested are at reading levels that will help my current students. Very often I hear students and parents tell me that they don't have books at home or don't have books at their child's level to read at home. Many of the students will read the one or two books they have over and over. While this is great for fluency, after a while they have memorized the story and aren't really "reading" the story. With these books, you are giving my students a chance to catch up and read new books.

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These books will help my students read every day. I read with small groups in class. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, this year's group is lower than I have had in prior years. I don't have enough books on their reading levels for each child. The books that I have requested are at reading levels that will help my current students. Very often I hear students and parents tell me that they don't have books at home or don't have books at their child's level to read at home. Many of the students will read the one or two books they have over and over. While this is great for fluency, after a while they have memorized the story and aren't really "reading" the story. With these books, you are giving my students a chance to catch up and read new books.

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