First grade has changed a lot over the years. The students are expected to achieve more than ever before. How can they do this without being provided the materials to do it?
My students are in a high poverty public school that is over 70% low income.
This is something that already puts them at a disadvantage. They are not able to get extra materials at home to continue learning what has been introduced at school. For this reason, I want to be able to expose them to as many learning opportunities as possible! It is in my classroom where they get to take risks and open their minds to new learning experiences! I need your help to give them all of these experiences!
My Project
My students have 60 minutes of reader's workshop in our classroom. During this time they all have a 10 minute mini-lesson, a 25 minute independent reading time, and a 25 minute independent work station time. When they have their independent reading time, they need books that they can actually read! The books being funded through this project will help them to be successful during their independent reading time. These new books will be housed in our classroom library. The library is being reorganized so that the books are easier for them to find and so that they are leveled according to guided reading levels. This will allow the students to find books that they can read independently to improve fluency and comprehension! Having books at their ability level will build confidence, improve reading reading fluency, as well as comprehension!
Right now, there are very few books in our classroom library that the students can read independently, especially at the beginning of the year.
The students come in to first grade with low reading levels, if they can even read at all! We are in need of books that they can read the whole year. Having books at these lower levels are great for reading familiar words, practicing fluency, and assessing comprehension. These books will allow my students to feel more confident in their reading!
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