Representation Matters: Building the Capacity for Connection Through Reading
Help me give my students an opportunity to see themselves represented in the literature they are reading.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Luna's classroom raised $673
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 Project
These sets of books written by diverse authors will help promote greater knowledge and understanding of my students' own cultures as well as others. These books will help create book clubs for my students so they have a chance to feel empowered by what they read.
These books will help foster a student-centered approach in helping kids see themselves represented in American culture while also creating a space where kids can learn to empathize with those who are different from them.
These books will engage students in discussions about diversity that would perhaps not happen otherwise. Independent reading is such an important skill and sacred practice that is heavily valued and cherished in my classroom.
The culture here at my school requires students to demonstrate a certain fortitude that not many other high school students have. By having access to these specific set of books, my students will be able to explore the realistic portrayal of marginalized groups while shedding light on the implicit bias people may or may not have in their life.
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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