More than three‑quarters 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 am a strong believer that productive, thoughtful citizens are avid readers. In reading about diverse worlds and characters, students not only develop literacy skills but also, if not more importantly, gain empathy and compassion for others. Regardless of the subject matter, purposeful reading and writing should happen in every classroom. Unfortunately, my classroom library does not contain the amount of texts to meet the demands and passion of my young readers.
These books will not only turn my current, sad "three-shelf-library" into a real classroom library, but will also reinvigorate my students' love of reading. Many of these book titles have been on my students "Someday Reading" lists for years - energized by the prospect of "someday" reading about Annes adventures in Avonlea and Huckleberry Finn's journey down the Mississippi. These books would allow them to enter new worlds and in doing so, feel less alone, more aware and better equipped to face the challenges and obstacles that may come their way.
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I am a strong believer that productive, thoughtful citizens are avid readers. In reading about diverse worlds and characters, students not only develop literacy skills but also, if not more importantly, gain empathy and compassion for others. Regardless of the subject matter, purposeful reading and writing should happen in every classroom. Unfortunately, my classroom library does not contain the amount of texts to meet the demands and passion of my young readers.
These books will not only turn my current, sad "three-shelf-library" into a real classroom library, but will also reinvigorate my students' love of reading. Many of these book titles have been on my students "Someday Reading" lists for years - energized by the prospect of "someday" reading about Annes adventures in Avonlea and Huckleberry Finn's journey down the Mississippi. These books would allow them to enter new worlds and in doing so, feel less alone, more aware and better equipped to face the challenges and obstacles that may come their way.