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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There is legitimate research that shows that independent reading is the most effective tool in supporting students' reading and comprehension abilities. To show significant growth in their lLexile ranges, my students have to read EVERY DAY, and most of that reading has to be done for enjoyment. So, my project is two-fold.
First, I am hoping to add around 40 additional books to my classroom library that are high-interest for struggling readers. I know that if my students are exposed to good books, they will read much more than I could ever hope for.
Next, I am asking for a class set (30 books) of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. We will read this novel as a class as part of my informational text unit. After finishing the novel, my students will practice their research skills and their abilities to write informational text by constructing proposals, an authentic assessment that is responsive to real-world issues (in place of the traditional essay). Students will research an issue that citizens of 3rd-world countries face in their everyday lives (such as limited access to clean water), and will propose a reasonable, research-based solution to that issue. I believe that the novel and the following project will be a powerful assignment for my students and will be instrumental in encouraging them to become critical thinkers and empathetic citizens who effect change in broken societies.
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There is legitimate research that shows that independent reading is the most effective tool in supporting students' reading and comprehension abilities. To show significant growth in their lLexile ranges, my students have to read EVERY DAY, and most of that reading has to be done for enjoyment. So, my project is two-fold.
First, I am hoping to add around 40 additional books to my classroom library that are high-interest for struggling readers. I know that if my students are exposed to good books, they will read much more than I could ever hope for.
Next, I am asking for a class set (30 books) of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. We will read this novel as a class as part of my informational text unit. After finishing the novel, my students will practice their research skills and their abilities to write informational text by constructing proposals, an authentic assessment that is responsive to real-world issues (in place of the traditional essay). Students will research an issue that citizens of 3rd-world countries face in their everyday lives (such as limited access to clean water), and will propose a reasonable, research-based solution to that issue. I believe that the novel and the following project will be a powerful assignment for my students and will be instrumental in encouraging them to become critical thinkers and empathetic citizens who effect change in broken societies.