My students are middle school students from a high-poverty urban area.
Many of my students are individuals with exceptional learning needs, meaning that each student is very different from the others and they learn differently from their same-age peers.
Their academic abilities and performances are currently at various levels, requiring that their work be very different. Providing for these differences helps my students to be successful. It also helps them to perform at a level similar to that of their same-age peers. They struggle to enjoy reading, so providing them with high-interest books could really help them to learn to love it.
In addition to students with exceptional learning needs, I am also teaching their general education peers. All of my students are energetic and cheerful, but they struggle to find the joy and stamina to complete academic tasks, such as reading.
My Project
My students struggle to develop the interest and stamina in order to read books. Our curriculum has become so rigorous that any reading seems like a chore to students, rather than something enjoyable. I want to help them to develop a love for reading.
My goal is to find a book that fits the interest of every student I teach.
My students vary from students with exceptional learning needs, all the way to students who are capable of reading at a high school level. Most of my students have no interest in reading, so I want to provide them with an opportunity to find something they want to read about, therefore fostering a love for reading.
Nearly all 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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