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.
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I am a Special Education teacher in what is considered an "inner-city" middle school in Maine. I have students who read at varying levels and can get easily frustrated because of the learning disabilities they face. I want to have novels in my classroom that will inspire them to read outside of school and help overcome their perceived deficits and reach all of their goals, and hopefully to become lifelong readers.
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I am a Special Education teacher in what is considered an "inner-city" middle school in Maine. I have students who read at varying levels and can get easily frustrated because of the learning disabilities they face. I want to have novels in my classroom that will inspire them to read outside of school and help overcome their perceived deficits and reach all of their goals, and hopefully to become lifelong readers.