Help me give my students new, high-interest chapter books that support a variety of reading levels.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ritzer's classroom raised $160
This project is fully funded
My Project
I currently serve as a Future Ready Librarian at a Title I middle school. My campus has just evolved from a junior high to a middle school model this year. We now serve 1,200 6th-8th grade students, with over 68% coming from low-income backgrounds. One of my professional goals is to develop my library collection so that my students have access to age-appropriate, quality chapter books that promote acceptance, diversity, and inclusion.
My new students need books that support their various reading levels, expose them to a variety of stories that help them build connections across our pluralistic society, and help them discover the differences and similarities in the dynamic cultures that make up our global communities.
This project will give my students access to new, high-interest chapter books at a variety of reading levels that also act as mirrors, windows, and doors. Many of my students are reading below grade level, so they need access to curated resources that will encourage their love of reading and increase their literacy rates.
Chapter books that act as mirrors allow students to see themselves reflected in characters from similar backgrounds. Books that act as windows and doors enable students to learn about characters from diverse backgrounds and experiences different from their own and enable them to develop empathy and compassion for those with different lived experiences.
Teachers will be able to utilize these high-interest books to create engaging, curriculum-based Language Arts lessons. This curated collection will enable teachers to scaffold their lessons to best meet the needs of their learners.
Students will be able to read these books in the classroom or at home, encouraging their love of reading, and helping to increase their reading stamina.
More than half 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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