My students have a passion for growing friendships and learning all they can! We are a Title I school where the majority of our students participate in free and reduced-rate lunch. We love learning alongside one another!
The students who enter my classroom are already behind their more affluent peers in reading.
We are committed to growing our brains! My kids love exploring and stretching their schema to learn more about the world around them. The students and parents are enthusiastic about learning but do not have the tools (books, writing utensils, etc.) to work on reading and writing outside of school. With a longer school day, longer school year, and strategic planning, my students will make significant gains to leave first grade reading on grade level. I can't wait to see what they will do as they move along their educational journeys!
My Project
First grade is such a magical grade as students go from putting letter sounds together to actually reading and understanding what they read. As students learn to read, decoding or breaking words apart to read them is an important skill. The other component of early literacy is comprehension. Students can often comprehend books that are at a higher level than they are able to read independently.
These books on CD will allow students to hear texts that they cannot read independently, which will challenge their comprehension.
These books will foster students' love of reading and further their excitement for books!
More than a third 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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