"When you can read then you can go to Kalamazoo or Idaho". This is a line from one of my favorite poems. It is so true and my goal as a first grade teacher is for my students to learn to read and to love to read!
I teach first grade to ESL, bilingual, and regular ed children at a Title 1 school in an urban district.
The majority of my students are low socioeconomic and they are all very active and really need activities that will keep them focused and engaged. They are eager to learn and love our Daily 5 (literacy center) time. They really enjoy listening to books on tape, but don't always want to listen to the same book as their neighbor.
My Project
In our classroom we use the Daily 5/ CAFE form of Guided Reading. While I am working with a small group the others are completing work independently. I would like to give my students the freedom to choose their own books and listen to them; encouraging them to become independent readers. With these CD players and headphones my students will be able to listen to a book or song of their own choosing.
I cannot express what an extremely important grade first grade is and how passionately I feel about my students learning to read and learning to LOVE reading.
In order to do that it is crucial to give them exciting activities that make them want to learn and want to read.
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