Marry Me, Andy! High 'Engagement' Books for our Library!
My students need books that will engage them. This series in particular, The Treehouse Books by Andy Griffiths, will really hook my most reluctant readers!
Most of my students come from another part of our island - they are what is known as "geographical exceptions." Their parents cared so much about their education that they wanted a better place for their kids to attend school. These kids are rough around the edges, no doubt, but they love life and they love others. We must show that we love them. The students at my school are wonderful kids. Of course, you'd expect me to say that. But if I were to stop there, it would be an incomplete account of my students. I have kids who come in in the morning and say "I think my dad's back in jail" or "My bed IS the couch!"
That is all that my kids are looking for... For others to see how wonderful they are and to give them a fighting chance.
Our school does not have an abundance of funds. We have no Art or Music teachers. We don't even have a Librarian who can keep our library stocked with high interest, current books. Any help will make a difference in our lives! Mahalo!
My Project
My kids don't like to read. There it is. Or... Could it be that they just haven't found the right books yet? I believe that the latter is true! Our classroom library is sorely lacking in books that are fun and engaging for my students. They are a tough crowd to please. So my mission over the past year has been to get to know my students at my school and find books that I think could get them "married" to reading! (I hope you're getting the whole engagement theme here!). I am also convinced that if you can get a student hooked with the first book of a series, they have books to go on to that they will be motivated to read. That is why I have been focusing on series in particular. If I can get my students ENGAGED, I can get them MARRIED to reading!
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