I work in a Title I school which has a growing Hispanic and Burmese population. I have a diverse and wonderful classroom of 22 second graders. Sixteen of my 21 students speak limited English and 4 students speak no English. I have 3 students who have special needs. I love them all!
I am reminded daily of the limited background my students have of their environment.
The students come from hard-working families. My students work hard everyday to overcome the many obstacles in their lives. They need someone who cares about THEM and their learning.
My Project
We are using the Lucy Calkins Reading Workshop program where the children read independently for a length of time. I have children who are just learning our English language and I also have students who are struggling readers for various reasons. My current classroom library is not equipped with the “just right” books for my children. I want to provide books that my students can pick up, read, and begin to grow in their confidence and their love of reading!
Kids need to read books that they can both decode (read the words) and comprehend (understand the meaning).
We call this a “just right” book, or a book that is at the child's instructional level.
“Just right” books will challenge but not overly frustrate a child. Children are motivated by and can learn from a wide range of text levels. The more just “right books” a child reads, the better reader he or she will become!
Usborne My First Reading Library 50 Books Set Collection - Read At Home
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$56.55
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Childrens Learn to Read Books Lot 60 - First Grade Set + Reading Strategies NEW Buyer's Choice
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$26.31
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$26.31
Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Parent Pack: 15 Classic Stories That Are "Just Right" for Young Readers
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$16.14
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$16.14
Danny and the Dinosaur and Friends: Level One Box Set: 8 Favorite I Can Read Books! (I Can Read Level 1)
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First Little Comics Parent Pack: Levels E & F: 16 Funny Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers
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$14.02
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First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level C: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers
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$14.00
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Little Critter Collector's Quintet: Critters Who Care, Going to the Firehouse, This Is My Town, Going to the Sea Park, To the Rescue (My First I Can Read)
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First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level B: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers
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$13.66
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$13.66
My Favorite Berenstain Bears Stories: Learning to Read Box Set (I Can Read Level 1)
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$12.88
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$12.88
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level D: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers
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$12.43
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$12.43
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Levels E & F: 16 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Growing Readers
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$12.42
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$12.42
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Levels E-F: 12 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers
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$12.41
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$12.41
Pete the Cat: Big Reading Adventures: 5 Far-Out Books in 1 Box! (My First I Can Read)
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$11.98
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$11.98
Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels
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$11.86
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$11.86
World of Reading Disney Princess Level 1 Boxed Set
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$10.89
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$10.89
My First BOB Books: Pre-Reading Skills
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$10.74
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$10.74
Pinkalicious Phonics Box Set (My First I Can Read)
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$9.48
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Disney Princess Reading Adventures Disney Princess Level 1 Boxed Set
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$9.30
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$9.30
World of Reading Marvel Meet the Super Heroes! (Pre-Level 1 Boxed Set)
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