Our students need a place to have easy access to our classroom books and library books. Currently, the small display shelf that I brought in from my home houses the books but they are cluttered, hidden behind the mesh pockets and don't look appealing. A larger shelf would show the entire front cover of a book.
Kindergarten is the time students are most excited to learn to read and I want to foster that by having an inviting classroom library which encourages reading within the classroom.
More than a third 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. Learn more
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