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  • Holcomb Bridge Middle School
  • Alpharetta, GA
  • 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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This project will allow me to offer more books to the students in my classroom as we move through our reading units. Since students choose titles for themselves in our units, they often move through books at a much faster pace than when students read one title together as a class, and I want to be able to point students toward their next great book as they finish up with their current reads. Research shows that students learn and grow as readers when they have access to books that they choose. These books must also be high-interest, portray a variety of experiences, and include a diversity of voices. My students will read both fiction and nonfiction throughout the year, and I want to make sure that they are able to read in partnerships or book clubs so that they can talk to one another to grow their ideas, get feedback, and learn from others' perceptions. It's important to me that the books on my shelves promote empathy for others, allow students to access reading that is not only interesting but also at their level, and encourage readers to be more independent in their reading choices. The books I've chosen for this project accomplish these goals, and will lead my students into stronger and stronger reading territory as the year progresses.

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This project will allow me to offer more books to the students in my classroom as we move through our reading units. Since students choose titles for themselves in our units, they often move through books at a much faster pace than when students read one title together as a class, and I want to be able to point students toward their next great book as they finish up with their current reads. Research shows that students learn and grow as readers when they have access to books that they choose. These books must also be high-interest, portray a variety of experiences, and include a diversity of voices. My students will read both fiction and nonfiction throughout the year, and I want to make sure that they are able to read in partnerships or book clubs so that they can talk to one another to grow their ideas, get feedback, and learn from others' perceptions. It's important to me that the books on my shelves promote empathy for others, allow students to access reading that is not only interesting but also at their level, and encourage readers to be more independent in their reading choices. The books I've chosen for this project accomplish these goals, and will lead my students into stronger and stronger reading territory as the year progresses.

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