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The goal is for all students to have access to diverse, high-quality literature. We will do this by updating the book room with books that represent different cultures and backgrounds from our student population. Book clubs, interactive read-alouds, student choice reading, and guided reading, are just some of the ways these new books will be used. Reading and listening to high-quality literature is an essential part of learning at the elementary level. There is a common saying that says “books are like mirrors and windows”. This means that it is important for students to see themselves in the books they read, the mirror, but they also need the opportunity to be able to see the experiences of others as well as enter those worlds (windows & sliding doors). According to Lucy Calkins, founder of the Reading Writing Project, “Kids who have access to great books become readers. There is simply nothing that makes teaching reading easier, that gets kids reading with tremendous volume, or that lifts reading skills higher than a collection of truly fabulous books.”

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The goal is for all students to have access to diverse, high-quality literature. We will do this by updating the book room with books that represent different cultures and backgrounds from our student population. Book clubs, interactive read-alouds, student choice reading, and guided reading, are just some of the ways these new books will be used. Reading and listening to high-quality literature is an essential part of learning at the elementary level. There is a common saying that says “books are like mirrors and windows”. This means that it is important for students to see themselves in the books they read, the mirror, but they also need the opportunity to be able to see the experiences of others as well as enter those worlds (windows & sliding doors). According to Lucy Calkins, founder of the Reading Writing Project, “Kids who have access to great books become readers. There is simply nothing that makes teaching reading easier, that gets kids reading with tremendous volume, or that lifts reading skills higher than a collection of truly fabulous books.”

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