My students need Scholastic News Weekly Reader in order to develop reading comprehension and critical thinking skills that are essential for them to succeed.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nelms's classroom raised $316
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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
"Mrs. Nelms, can I take it out of the package and preview the articles?" That was a common question in my classroom this year. This year I ordered the Scholastic News Weekly Reader for my class. They loved to read and discuss the interesting articles that we read weekly.
Our school is a Title 1 school which means that at least 40% of the students come from low income families.
I teach in an ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching) classroom as the special education educator and where at least forty percent of the students have special needs. Although the rest of our students are considered general education they still struggle because many of them are ELL's (English Language Learners) and students that are reading significantly below level. Even though our students struggle with reading, so many of them enjoyed reading and listening to the Scholastic News stories. We received so many interesting articles each week that kept our students in touch with issues that we are currently facing in our world, as well as giving them an understanding and exposure to other countries beside ours. Because our students come from low income families many of them are not able to contribute towards the payment of the Weekly Reader.
My Project
The Scholastic News Weekly Reader gives our students a global perspective on the world they live in. It gives them access to information that they would otherwise struggle to understand in a very relatable and kid friendly manner. For our struggling readers, Scholastic has online access to the Weekly Reader that allows the students to listen to many of the articles in two levels, it also highlights the text so that the students can follow as it's being read aloud to them. We also use the weekly debates as a way to develop our student's abilities to persuade a reader using evidence to support their opinions. Many of the articles not only inform our students about events and discoveries in our world, but also include stories of how children their age are making changes to the environment they live in, by becoming advocates or inventing new technology. This demonstrates to our students that regardless of their age they can make a positive impact in the world as well.
With your donation, our students will have access to current events occurring in our world in a kid friendly manner.
They will have access to information that is relevant to the world they live in, have a global perspective and understanding of issues that affect them, while helping to develop their critical thinking skills and ability to be persuasive using evidence to support their opinions. These are all skills that are necessary for success in and outside of the classroom.
Nearly all 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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