More than half 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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Listening to audio books is a wonderful way to expose my English Learners to complex language, expressive reading, and fantastic stories. It will also provide them with the valuable and enjoyable experience of using their own imaginations to visualize the people and places they’re hearing about. My students will develop reading skills that will help them picture and understand words when they read books independently.
I am sure my students will love this project as they come from an oral culture where listening to stories is part of their culture.
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Listening to audio books is a wonderful way to expose my English Learners to complex language, expressive reading, and fantastic stories. It will also provide them with the valuable and enjoyable experience of using their own imaginations to visualize the people and places they’re hearing about. My students will develop reading skills that will help them picture and understand words when they read books independently.
I am sure my students will love this project as they come from an oral culture where listening to stories is part of their culture.