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  • Knox Middle School
  • San Diego, CA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Reviving our classroom library will help bring in relevant literature that our students actually want to read! One of my constant struggles is convincing my students that reading can be of interest to all of them. They believe this is true when we read engaging texts together in the classroom, but the moment they are asked to choose a book of their own, they say "Nothing looks good." This response is frustrating, mainly because it makes sense. If we can revive our classroom library, students will finally be able to immerse themselves into worlds that are much more similar to their own. These are the types of texts that they enjoy reading most in the classroom, so why aren't they available to them to read outside of the classroom? Helping our classroom library grow will not only help students find relevant materials, it will help them realize that they ARE capable readers, that they DO have the stamina to finish reading a book, and that they CAN go on new adventures just by picking up a great book. I do not want their love for reading to stop when I stop reading to them. Let's help them find meaning in literature on their own.

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Reviving our classroom library will help bring in relevant literature that our students actually want to read! One of my constant struggles is convincing my students that reading can be of interest to all of them. They believe this is true when we read engaging texts together in the classroom, but the moment they are asked to choose a book of their own, they say "Nothing looks good." This response is frustrating, mainly because it makes sense. If we can revive our classroom library, students will finally be able to immerse themselves into worlds that are much more similar to their own. These are the types of texts that they enjoy reading most in the classroom, so why aren't they available to them to read outside of the classroom? Helping our classroom library grow will not only help students find relevant materials, it will help them realize that they ARE capable readers, that they DO have the stamina to finish reading a book, and that they CAN go on new adventures just by picking up a great book. I do not want their love for reading to stop when I stop reading to them. Let's help them find meaning in literature on their own.

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