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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As a first-year teacher, I am intentionally cultivating a library of inspiring and impactful children's literature for my classroom. The books on my wish list represent the diversity of students in my classroom. With many of the students in our school speaking Spanish at home, I selected bilingual picture books. With the acknowledgment of systemic racism in our society and the importance of teaching history to our youth, I selected fiction and non-fiction stories about slavery in America and the Civil Rights movement. In an effort to represent our diversity through our library, I chose books that feature stories from many cultures.
The opportunity for my early readers to see themselves, and each other, represented in our classroom library will inspire a sense of belonging and community. I plan to feature these children's books during our morning meetings as a lens for courageous conversations on race, inclusion, and empathy. Many of these books will be incorporated into social-emotional learning lessons. Since the reading levels of these texts vary, my students will thrive by reading these books independently at their specific reading level.
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As a first-year teacher, I am intentionally cultivating a library of inspiring and impactful children's literature for my classroom. The books on my wish list represent the diversity of students in my classroom. With many of the students in our school speaking Spanish at home, I selected bilingual picture books. With the acknowledgment of systemic racism in our society and the importance of teaching history to our youth, I selected fiction and non-fiction stories about slavery in America and the Civil Rights movement. In an effort to represent our diversity through our library, I chose books that feature stories from many cultures.
The opportunity for my early readers to see themselves, and each other, represented in our classroom library will inspire a sense of belonging and community. I plan to feature these children's books during our morning meetings as a lens for courageous conversations on race, inclusion, and empathy. Many of these books will be incorporated into social-emotional learning lessons. Since the reading levels of these texts vary, my students will thrive by reading these books independently at their specific reading level.