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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We spend a majority of the time in my class working with leveled readers so that students can learn to read progressively more challenging texts. By the end of the year, kindergarten students are expected to read on a Level C. The hope is that they end the year above a Level C, as a lot of children lose up to 2 reading levels over the summer.
Students come to me knowing some letters, and hopefully leave as confident readers! Leveled readers are used in Ms. Wishek's guided reading lessons, as morning work while they finish breakfast, and in the independent reading center during literacy work stations.
The only way for students to continue to grow in their reading levels is to have access to tons of books on their level. With very few leveled readers in my classroom, my students often memorize the books we have and I'm left scrambling for resources. Furthermore, it is estimated that low income students hear 30 million words less than their more affluent peers. Reading a variety of texts is one way to help to fill that gap!!
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We spend a majority of the time in my class working with leveled readers so that students can learn to read progressively more challenging texts. By the end of the year, kindergarten students are expected to read on a Level C. The hope is that they end the year above a Level C, as a lot of children lose up to 2 reading levels over the summer.
Students come to me knowing some letters, and hopefully leave as confident readers! Leveled readers are used in Ms. Wishek's guided reading lessons, as morning work while they finish breakfast, and in the independent reading center during literacy work stations.
The only way for students to continue to grow in their reading levels is to have access to tons of books on their level. With very few leveled readers in my classroom, my students often memorize the books we have and I'm left scrambling for resources. Furthermore, it is estimated that low income students hear 30 million words less than their more affluent peers. Reading a variety of texts is one way to help to fill that gap!!