Motivate Struggling Readers with Books on Tapes of Sports Biographies!!
The cost of the sports audiobooks including Wayne Gretzky, Tony Hawk and Kobe Bryant is $626, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
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.
I am the middle school reading specialist at KIPP Academy, a charter school in the South Bronx. We serve students from the neighborhood, most of whom live in poverty and face many obstacles in their lives. I work with small groups of students who read 2-4 years below grade level, with the goal of improving their reading skills so that they can rejoin the mainstream English class.
Most of my students enter our school as extremely reluctant readers. Their resistance is understandable, as they have spent years failing at this essential skill. I have found that one of the most effective tools to help them engage with reading is books on tape. Being able to listen and follow along instead of struggling through the words on their own allows these students, often for the first time, to simply enjoy the story. I have seen students' attitudes towards reading transformed when they are given access to audiobooks.
With this proposal, I am asking for audiobooks of biographies of famous sports figures. I have noticed that many of the students I work with (especially the boys) are fascinated by sports, and can talk for hours about their favorite players. While I have some good audiobooks, I do not have any sports biographies, and I believe that these students would be especially motivated by the opportunity to read books on tape about this subject that is so interesting to them.
I truly believe that reading is one of the most important skills one can have in life. My students must improve their reading skills if they are to have any chance at a successful future. Books on tape are one way to engage them, and I hope you will help me provide them with motivating audiobooks about famous sports figures.
Thank you for considering this proposal.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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