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
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away,
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears a Human soul.
--Emily Dickinson
I teach in a low socio-economic area with diverse demographics in an urban public school district.
Budget cuts have halted any new purchases for the school library and our librarian has returned to the classroom. Often the library is closed before school and at lunch, so students have limited access.
My students often have more on their minds than a trip to the public library to find a book. The books on my wish list are all books that my current students couldn't put down. They made a you must read this book list to help their classmates choose books for independent reading and book projects.
I am more than a little proud when I overhear my students asking to borrow each others' books or having conversations about how they relate to the protagonist or how they have read every book by a certain author.
My Project
By looking at the picture on the project profile you can tell that my classroom library is a bit dated and limited in resources. Your donation will help me begin to rebuild my classroom library so that students have immediate access to current, interesting, and award winning novels that may just take them away from their technology long enough for them to simply enjoy a good story and realize that reading can be an adventure.
In a time when teens would rather watch television, YouTube, text, or be on Facebook for entertainment it is really difficult to keep them interested in reading.
By providing high interest, peer recommended books in my classroom, many of my reluctant readers may find that reading if fun again.
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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