Help me give my students familiar storybooks, such as Caps for Sale and The Three Bears, that will help them develop the foundational literacy skills necessary to create avid readers.
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
Do you remember the first time you retold a familiar storybook? Think of the excitement you felt when you realized that you were a reader!
My classroom is comprised of just that: energetic and eager readers ready to discover and retell our favorite storybooks.
My Kindergarten students have thrived as learners during reading workshop, and are excited to take on an active role in their learning! My students are in need of a high volume of emergent storybooks to take their reading to new heights.
My Project
These emergent storybooks will be used to launch our reading workshop to create avid readers! Emergent storybooks hold rich story language with pictures that show plot, characters, and setting. These can trigger the story for the reader. Children learn to read with greater ease when they have been read and can reread good strong literature that does not rely solely on phonics. My students will use these familiar storybooks to strengthen their reading muscles on the way to becoming conventional readers! With your help, each table in my classroom will have a communal bin filled with a variety of storybooks. Each students will be able to select an old favorite of their choice during reading workshop and read and retell it to their partner. They will not only be developing a lifelong love of reading but an understanding of how books have meaning and tell a story. Having access to books is a game changer! Studies have shown that the difference between a child getting a high school diploma or not is by a mere 500 books over the course of their education. My goal is to help them gain access to books that instill a love of literature for years to come.
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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