"Read it again, please Mrs. S, read it again!" This is a phrase I often hear after each story I read in my kindergarten classroom. I wish I could read all day long, and with the tag reading systems I'll be able to!
My Kindergarten students attend an urban charter school which is very sparse with its supplies.
At the beginning of the school year, we are supplied with a hook for each child, four tables, and 25 student chairs. Just enough to have 25 students sit at their tables, yet nothing more. My students are eager to learn, and I would love to supply them with as much enrichment as possible.
My Project
Hart and Risley (2003) estimate that by the age of 4, there is a 30-million-word deficit in language experiences between children of higher and lower socioeconomic status. That is why it is so important that when these students come into my kindergarten classroom I supply them with as much enrichment that is virtually possible.
With these Tag readers, students will never need to wait for me to read! Even students that are struggling readers will be able to sound out words, or even have the story read to them.
I believe that with these Tag readers and library of books we will be able to begin to bridge that gap of a 30-million-word deficit!
It is never too late to get caught up, and the sooner the better. Why not start in kindergarten?
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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