Special education can be challenging but extremely rewarding. Especially if you teach in the South Bronx. My students come from a predominately low-income area and come from single-family households. Ninety-five percent of my students receive free or reduced-price lunches based on their socio-economic backgrounds. My students face a multitude of problems in our school. Lack of proper funding for books and other essential needs, growing up in a high crime high poverty neighborhood, and a general culture that doesn't put an emphasis on a strong education.
My students are highly energized and visual learners.
They love working on computers and using technology. In my classroom, I push my students to become job and college ready. Throughout the year we explore how to write resumes, balance checkbooks, plan a dinner party, use Microsoft Office, use Google Drive, and design a house/room/zoo. This way my students are ready for the real world at a young age.
My Project
Do you remember the first time being introduced to the magic of Hogwarts? The feeling you got when you read about the magical train and the lifelong friendships that were formed? I would love to introduce my students to that same magic and excitement that comes from reading Harry Potter books.
Today, students are not reading as much as they used to.
They are too distracted and believe reading is "boring." I want to ignite my students' passion for reading by reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
We need individual copies of the book so that my students will be able to follow along as I read, discuss vocabulary and refer back in their individual copies to find textual evidence. Please help bring magic and fun to ELA.
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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