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.
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I started a classroom library at the beginning of the year for them out of books from my own home. This started as a small project to get kids interested in reading, but after seeing how many of my students enjoyed the books, how many started asking if I had certain books, (that I unfortunately didn't have), I knew that I wanted to build my library so that my students would continue to have new interesting books from which to choose. My students have recommended the books on my wish list. Two of the most rewarding experiences that have been shared by students have been because of our classroom library.
The first was when one of my students came up to me carrying a book, and with a big smile on his face, very proudly shared that this book was the first book he had ever finished. The other very rewarding experience was when I challenged all of my classes, 9th-11th grades, to out-read each other. The way we kept track was by hanging a loop on a paper chain for each book read.
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I started a classroom library at the beginning of the year for them out of books from my own home. This started as a small project to get kids interested in reading, but after seeing how many of my students enjoyed the books, how many started asking if I had certain books, (that I unfortunately didn't have), I knew that I wanted to build my library so that my students would continue to have new interesting books from which to choose. My students have recommended the books on my wish list. Two of the most rewarding experiences that have been shared by students have been because of our classroom library.
The first was when one of my students came up to me carrying a book, and with a big smile on his face, very proudly shared that this book was the first book he had ever finished. The other very rewarding experience was when I challenged all of my classes, 9th-11th grades, to out-read each other. The way we kept track was by hanging a loop on a paper chain for each book read.