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  • Young Scholars Charter Middle School
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Nearly all 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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Our students com from a population that does not always have access to reading outside of a school environment. Libraries are not always located conveniently to a scholars home or public transportation, which most of our students depend upon. Scholars spend the majority of their day in a classroom or school environment, the perfect and sometimes only opportunity for a scholar to read. Having the neccessary tools to provide scholars with reading opportunites is essential within the classroom. As an ELA teacher, fostering a love and passion for reading is important. These supplies will serve various purposes beginning with exposure to the logistics of a library. Books must be housed properly and in specific arrangement, hence the need for a bookshelf. In order to keep a ready supply of books in good condition for all to share, scholars will learn to properly label the books for check out and return, the reasoning for library cards and pockets. This is also a time to learn accountability. Your name is listed as the student who now has the specific book. The last skill scholars will benefit from is responsibility. It is the scholars resonsibility to return to book on the date listed, as they are now being held accountable for the book.

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Our students com from a population that does not always have access to reading outside of a school environment. Libraries are not always located conveniently to a scholars home or public transportation, which most of our students depend upon. Scholars spend the majority of their day in a classroom or school environment, the perfect and sometimes only opportunity for a scholar to read. Having the neccessary tools to provide scholars with reading opportunites is essential within the classroom. As an ELA teacher, fostering a love and passion for reading is important. These supplies will serve various purposes beginning with exposure to the logistics of a library. Books must be housed properly and in specific arrangement, hence the need for a bookshelf. In order to keep a ready supply of books in good condition for all to share, scholars will learn to properly label the books for check out and return, the reasoning for library cards and pockets. This is also a time to learn accountability. Your name is listed as the student who now has the specific book. The last skill scholars will benefit from is responsibility. It is the scholars resonsibility to return to book on the date listed, as they are now being held accountable for the book.

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