Hello! I am a cross-categorical (special education) teacher at a small, rural high school in the midwest. I am hoping to raise money to fill my classroom bookshelf with a variety of literature to appeal to my struggling and reluctant readers.
This past year, several of my students who had never read a complete novel before found titles that appealed to them on my single stocked shelf. I purchased these books with money out of my own pocket, and with a $100 grant for books from Scholastic. Students ended up recommending those books to other reluctant readers, and soon I had a waiting list of other students who wanted to check out those same novels.
This list turned into a "Book Wall," which was a wall filled with the pictures of the covers of books my students read and loved, and therefore wanted to recommend to others. Many students put forward their favorite titles from the bookshelf and wrote mini-summaries to try to promote their books to other students. Students visited the book wall for recommendations and subsequently borrowed books from my library.
Seeing the spark for reading ignite in my students, most of whom are terrified of or despise reading, fills me with joy. I would love to be able to continue to grow my classroom library this year so that I can keep the spark of their interest alive. I will be teaching reading interventions to my EBD students and a variety of other special education students this upcoming school year. I would love to be able to fill my classroom library with books that students will want to read--literature that is authentic and aligns with their interests and needs. Any help in stocking my bookshelf would be so appreciated by my students and me.
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Hello! I am a cross-categorical (special education) teacher at a small, rural high school in the midwest. I am hoping to raise money to fill my classroom bookshelf with a variety of literature to appeal to my struggling and reluctant readers.
This past year, several of my students who had never read a complete novel before found titles that appealed to them on my single stocked shelf. I purchased these books with money out of my own pocket, and with a $100 grant for books from Scholastic. Students ended up recommending those books to other reluctant readers, and soon I had a waiting list of other students who wanted to check out those same novels.
This list turned into a "Book Wall," which was a wall filled with the pictures of the covers of books my students read and loved, and therefore wanted to recommend to others. Many students put forward their favorite titles from the bookshelf and wrote mini-summaries to try to promote their books to other students. Students visited the book wall for recommendations and subsequently borrowed books from my library.
Seeing the spark for reading ignite in my students, most of whom are terrified of or despise reading, fills me with joy. I would love to be able to continue to grow my classroom library this year so that I can keep the spark of their interest alive. I will be teaching reading interventions to my EBD students and a variety of other special education students this upcoming school year. I would love to be able to fill my classroom library with books that students will want to read--literature that is authentic and aligns with their interests and needs. Any help in stocking my bookshelf would be so appreciated by my students and me.