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
Our Title I high school is a large urban public school. The majority of the students receive free or reduced lunch. While the student population is roughly half Latino, what makes the school so unique is the broad diversity of student backgrounds. I have students in my classes from Russia, Transylvania, Italy (student's heritage is Indian, but he grew up in Italy), and many other countries. Hollywood is truly a melting pot for families that come to Los Angeles looking to become established here.
The other unique factor about our school is that we have a significant population of students who come from a near by foster home.
Serving students from a foster home requires a whole other level of emotional support beyond just classroom teaching, especially in the 12th grade when they are about to "age out" of the system and are facing the question of how they will survive on their own in the very near future.
My Project
I have $75 of gift cards I would like to be able to use, which is why I created this project. Students in my classes are able to check out books from the classroom library and take them home to read. Books disappear all the time, and the books in this order will replace the titles that we have lost this school year. I'm requesting a variety of titles including Just Kids, the Jake & Annie Lincoln Thriller and The Hunger Game series, Dead is Just a Rumor, Breaking Dawn and Rage: A Love Story.
My students are reading on average five to six years behind grade level.
Making these books available to my students is a vital piece of our literacy program in helping students raise their reading levels.
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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