More than half of 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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My number one goal this school year is to promote independent reading, so that students discover for themselves a love of books. Unfortunately, many of my students have a limited access to books outside of school.
Research shows that the number one factor to expand literacy in adolescents is access to high interest books.
With increased technology use, and often an obsession with screen time, students spend less time reading for pleasure. Now more than ever it is vital that adolescents have access to age appropriate, high interest texts in a variety of genres, written by a diverse group of authors.
My goal is to expand my classroom library to include books that appeal to students with a variety of interests and mixed ability levels.
Aside from the literacy benefits of reading, I will use independent reading as a springboard to teach students how to engage in academic discourse. When students are provided with relevant texts written by a variety of authors, not only can they choose books that resonate with them, but they also have access to alternative perspectives. These texts then become a platform for critical thinking and conversations among peers. But it all begins with providing texts that matter to them.
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My number one goal this school year is to promote independent reading, so that students discover for themselves a love of books. Unfortunately, many of my students have a limited access to books outside of school.
Research shows that the number one factor to expand literacy in adolescents is access to high interest books.
With increased technology use, and often an obsession with screen time, students spend less time reading for pleasure. Now more than ever it is vital that adolescents have access to age appropriate, high interest texts in a variety of genres, written by a diverse group of authors.
My goal is to expand my classroom library to include books that appeal to students with a variety of interests and mixed ability levels.
Aside from the literacy benefits of reading, I will use independent reading as a springboard to teach students how to engage in academic discourse. When students are provided with relevant texts written by a variety of authors, not only can they choose books that resonate with them, but they also have access to alternative perspectives. These texts then become a platform for critical thinking and conversations among peers. But it all begins with providing texts that matter to them.