Help me give my students authentic reading materials, which cover important real-world issues in an accessible way.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Han's classroom raised $173
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Our students are all recently arrived immigrants from over 40 different countries, speaking more than 20 different home languages! Many of them are eligible for free lunch and over 30% come to us with gaps of 2 or more years in their formal schooling, due to economic or social challenges in their home countries. Once in the United States, many students continue to work after school until late hours in order to support their families both here and back home. These children continue each and every arduous day with the single hope they've clung onto for years- that one day they'll be able to live the American dream.
Despite all challenges, I hope to bring our students to an intellectual and emotional space in which they can be free to challenge themselves (and each other!).
We become empowered learning about our differences and recognizing how we all are actually united in those very differences we possess.
My Project
My students come with a wide range of reading abilities, both in their native languages and in English. Some come from very well educated families who provide a wealth of reading materials right in their own homes. However, the majority of my students come from areas of the world where issues like violence and poverty strip away their chances of education. Many of these students have already internalized that reading is not a priority.
Through accessible and engaging reading material, I strive to change this perception because "education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world."
More than three‑quarters 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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