My students need a leveled library since we don't have any books. The books are leveled and provide them with an opportunity to enjoy reading while providing exposure to fiction and nonfiction text.
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.
My Students
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss.
I want my students to be able to read at their grade level so that they can access information just as their general ed peers have.
My school is a cornerstone of a rural community with a high poverty rate. Our school staff strives to provide the students with a positive, safe, and nurturing environment where they can grow academically and as individuals. My students are those who require specialized instruction in order to experience success. They face hurdles that cannot be comprehended by the majority. They have an incredible amount of potential, but must first be given the resources to overcome the disabilities that block their access to that potential. The most common learning hurdle that I have seen with my student involves the many facets that contribute to reading well. While I have a nice well decorated room to include a reading rug that I purchased I don't have any books at all. Resource room teachers are not given any book, leaving me with buying all materials needed to succeed.
My Project
A leveled library provides students in the special education resource room an opportunity to read books that match their current reading levels. I currently don't have any books as my district didn't budget in a resource classroom. My learners could have the ability to access books that they know they can read and offers room for growth at all of the levels that I encounter as a 3-5 special educator.
My students will love our resource room since I have tried to create an environment where the learners know that they are cared about, supported and accepted as they move through their educational journey.
Donations to this project would enhance the special education program at my school by making appropriate resources available to my students without the stress of searching through the entire school to beg for and borrow those materials that would help the learners. My students deserve their own materials and hopefully with your donation this can be possible.
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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