Help me give my students opportunities to experience real-world problems and victories through current events written just for them. Afford them individual copies so that they can take their news articles home to share with their families.
I teach 4th Grade Reading and Writing. The students I work with take their academic success seriously despite the disadvantages that many of them face. It is crucial to provide educational experiences that will draw in the learner while helping close the achievement gap and provide opportunities for these students to be Career & College Ready and excel in life.
Because of where my students reside (East Point), they have often been counted out, particularly when performing well in Reading.
The expectations for them have been set low. However, my students strive to believe and prove otherwise and have consistently made gains staying above the pre-calculated mark of expectations in Reading due to their hard work and determination.
My Project
These resources will allow my students to have access to text both at home and at school. They will have opportunities to watch videos associated with the information they are learning about. The standards line up to the appropriate grade-level content reinforcing skills and concepts learned in the classroom.
Using Scholastic News will give my students new and innovative ways to look at infographics, text features, dialogue, research, and vibrant visuals to help them maintain and retain new information.
As a bonus, the class will be able to take polls for various age-appropriate situations and concerns helps students to express and form their own opinions about things that may already affect them.
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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