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Many of the books in our current classroom library are either worn or outdated. My students have voiced that they don't like choosing books from the shelves in our room because they are "old" or "uninteresting". After reviewing the Reading Interest Survey they each completed, I would agree that our class library is not tailored to fit their interests, thus making reading feel like a chore rather than a choice. I want each of my students to feel comfortable while reading, and that can only be achieved when they are engulfed in a text that they enjoy.
Purchasing new books for our classroom library that align with their interests will make independent reading more desirable and enjoyable. The books purchased will replace as many of the worn books as possible. The replaced books will have the option of either being taken home by students or recycled.
Some items on the list are a means of keeping the area around the classroom library neat and make it more presentable. The hanging wall files will house guides on how to use references such as a dictionary or thesaurus, a list of the top voted books and authors, a list of student book recommendations, and turn in folders for book reports and chapter summaries. I currently have dry erase pockets and plan to let students to use graphic organizers while reading to help them keep track of their thoughts for their book reports. I figured that this would be an eco-friendly way, and wouldn't require much paper or ink; I just needed more markers. The playdough would be used for my fidgety readers. Fidgeting can sometimes be a distraction for other students, especially in a quiet setting. Students would be given small balls of the dough to quietly fidget with while they read.
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Many of the books in our current classroom library are either worn or outdated. My students have voiced that they don't like choosing books from the shelves in our room because they are "old" or "uninteresting". After reviewing the Reading Interest Survey they each completed, I would agree that our class library is not tailored to fit their interests, thus making reading feel like a chore rather than a choice. I want each of my students to feel comfortable while reading, and that can only be achieved when they are engulfed in a text that they enjoy.
Purchasing new books for our classroom library that align with their interests will make independent reading more desirable and enjoyable. The books purchased will replace as many of the worn books as possible. The replaced books will have the option of either being taken home by students or recycled.
Some items on the list are a means of keeping the area around the classroom library neat and make it more presentable. The hanging wall files will house guides on how to use references such as a dictionary or thesaurus, a list of the top voted books and authors, a list of student book recommendations, and turn in folders for book reports and chapter summaries. I currently have dry erase pockets and plan to let students to use graphic organizers while reading to help them keep track of their thoughts for their book reports. I figured that this would be an eco-friendly way, and wouldn't require much paper or ink; I just needed more markers. The playdough would be used for my fidgety readers. Fidgeting can sometimes be a distraction for other students, especially in a quiet setting. Students would be given small balls of the dough to quietly fidget with while they read.