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  • Waianae High School
  • Waianae, HI
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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The average reading level in my 11th grade classroom is at the 6th grade. Many of my students have never finished a novel length book before taking my class. I want to provide fun and exciting books for my students to inspire them to read on their own. A student reading below grade level by the end of the third grade is four times less likely to graduate high school on time and six times less likely if he or she is from a low-income family. Literacy is so important to a student's success. My primary concern is that my students leave my classroom with more than one grade level worth of reading growth.

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The average reading level in my 11th grade classroom is at the 6th grade. Many of my students have never finished a novel length book before taking my class. I want to provide fun and exciting books for my students to inspire them to read on their own. A student reading below grade level by the end of the third grade is four times less likely to graduate high school on time and six times less likely if he or she is from a low-income family. Literacy is so important to a student's success. My primary concern is that my students leave my classroom with more than one grade level worth of reading growth.

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