My students come from a variety of homes, backgrounds, and experiences. They are a wonderful and motivated group of young students. 17 out of 30 students in my classroom are below reading level. I teach academic literacy for 6th - 7th graders who are at a first to 5th-grade reading level. I also teach a class of on level 7th graders for ELA.
My goal is to grow their love of reading by maintaining a positive and impactful classroom environment.No matter the reason, my students need extra nurturing, encouragement, reading and practice!
I work with them on fluency, reading comprehension, decoding words and spelling in hopes to raise them to grade level reading.
Throughout their schooling, some have been bumped up to the next grade level despite their lack of reading ability. All for different reasons of course; some have moved around schools, some have foundational gaps from elementary school, some are on 504s and others are English as Second Language learners.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
My Project
How do you react with someone yells at you? Do you change your behavior to fit what the person requests? My guess would be no.
In my classroom, I focus on the positive behaviors as opposed to the negative.
Students are rewarded with raffle tickets throughout the class for portraying desired behaviors: talking at the appropriate volume level, following expectations, helping a peer, having a positive attitude about learning etc.
Students save these raffle tickets and trade them in for items in a treasure box. This treasure box has candy, healthy snacks, school supplies, craft supplies, passes for the teacher chair or classroom leader among many other trinkets. Each Friday, students complete a behavior reflection before they buy an item with their tickets. We discuss the relation of behavior and maximizing instructional time in a student-friendly way.
As a result of this incentive, I see increased positive behaviors and decreased negative student behaviors. I also witness peers holding each other accountable and being good role models to help others earn tickets.
Right now I fund this out of pocket. I would love to continue this incentive all year and analyze behavior data and academic achievement to go along with my current grad school research. Any help would be much appreciated so that I can continue to help my students succeed in ELA and reading intervention!
56759 Raffle Tickets - (4 Rolls of 2000 Double Tickets) 8,000 Total 50/50 Raffle Tickets (4 Assorted Colors)
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$26.49
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$26.49
Sinceroduct Stickers for Kids, 3D Puffy Stickers, 64 Different Sheets, 3200+ Stickers, Including Animals, Cars, Trucks, Airplane, Food, Letters, Flowers, Pets and Tons More: Toys & Games
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$15.99
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$15.99
Annie's Organic Variety Pack, Cheddar Bunnies and Bunny Graham Crackers Snack Packs, 36 Pouches, 1 oz Each
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$13.99
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$13.99
24pcs Candy Colors Portable Steno Memo Notebook MiniDaily Mini Diary NotePad(8 Colors) By Alimitopia
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$12.99
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$12.99
Stretch Island Fruit Leather Snacks Variety Pack - 0.5 Ounce Strips - 48 Count
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$11.92
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$11.92
OHill 24 Pack Emoji Plush Pillows Mini Keychain for Birthday Party, Home Decoration, Classroom Rewards and Party Favor
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$11.88
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$11.88
240 Count Bulk SOUR PATCH KIDS Sweet and Sour Halloween Candy, Trick or Treat Individually Wrapped Packs
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$10.97
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$10.97
Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Crackers, Classic Mix, 29 oz, Variety Pack, Box, Snack Packs, Pack Of 30
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$9.98
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$9.98
Super Z Outlet Mini Color 3x3 Cube Puzzle Game Toy for Party Favors (6 Pack)
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$7.99
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$7.99
AirHeads Bars, Chewy Fruit Candy, Variety Pack, Party, Halloween, 60 Count (Packaging May Vary)
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$7.45
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$7.45
Materials cost
$129.65
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$9.14
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$170.73
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$30.13
Total project goal
$200.86
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$200.86
2 Donors
-$200.86
Donations toward project cost
-$170.73
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