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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With this grant, students will have a variety of take-home books to choose from in order to practice the reading skills taught at school.
Many of my students do not have access to books at home and this will give them the opportunity to read every day. A strong literacy foundation must begin in Kindergarten.  My students need to be proficient readers in order to be college and career-ready in the future.  
With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level.
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With this grant, students will have a variety of take-home books to choose from in order to practice the reading skills taught at school.
Many of my students do not have access to books at home and this will give them the opportunity to read every day. A strong literacy foundation must begin in Kindergarten.  My students need to be proficient readers in order to be college and career-ready in the future.  
With these new books, my students will be able to choose from a variety of books that will allow them to read independently at their own grade level.