My students need over 30 high-interest fiction and nonfiction books to keep them engaged in reading all day long!
$321 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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 need activities that will entertain and challenge them during choice time. I teach an amazing class of 25 first graders in the South Bronx.
Many of my students are English language learners and children with special needs.
Most qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. All of my students are creative, thoughtful, and eager learners, and much of their knowledge this year has been expressed through their play and self-exploration. It has been so exciting to see them fully engaged each day as they learn through collaboration and inquiry with their peers.
My Project
Do you remember what it was like when you finally grasped a concept that was hard for you? The joy you felt and how proud you were. My students need help learning to read!
I teach 25 bright and beautiful first graders in a high-need area of New York City.
My students and I have been working intensively to get to grade level proficiency in reading. We set realistic reading goals and are working to make at least one year's growth. They have a goal-setting mindset. Unfortunately, to get my students to grade level they will need to make more than 1 year's growth in just a few short months. Sadly, I don't have the resources to do that.
My classroom library does not meet the needs of my very excited bookworms. I can often be found at the public library three or four nights a week, checking out extra books for my students. A leveled library is especially important in the early grades because this is the age when children learn to read and it is necessary to have 6 copies of the same title. With this donation, my students will be ensured best practices for reading instruction and will be well on their way to reading success! With your generous donation, my students will enjoy leveled readers that not only will engage them but will also be at their appropriate reading level, which is crucial for reading success.
Your donation will help my students learn how to read! It will also help develop a love of reading among my students and an excitement to read at home.
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