My students need books that represent all people - for this project, I am requesting books by authors or featuring main characters who identify as LGBTQ.
$366 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
Walk into my classroom and you will find 30 students eager to absorb knowledge and ideas! You will find 30 young readers. You will find 30 young authors! You will find brilliant young minds ready to accomplish great things - looking for knowledge from every source that they can find! My 60 brilliant Bronx students are ready to innovate, to create, to learn, and to make their mark on the world.
When you love reading, the doors of opportunity come flying open, and my students love reading.
My students read through my entire library this year. They've already started asking, "Ms. J, what new, cool books will we have for our 8th grade year?" They are so excited about their 8th grade year and exploring new thoughts, ideas, and worlds through literature.
My Project
When I decided to become a teacher, one of the driving factors was recognizing the importance of reading as a tool for students to see themselves and to see others. What can be more powerful than hearing or reading a story and seeing a little bit of your story in it? According to GLSEN research, 85% of LGBT students reported being bullied in the last school year and only 19% of students were taught an inclusive curriculum with positive representations of LGBT people and authors (www.GLSEN.org). With states such as North Carolina discriminating against transgender people and students, teachers and supportive adults cannot take a backseat. We must say out loud that all are welcome. As an ELA teacher, one way to do that is to ensure all students' stories are represented in the library that I cultivate.
When a student picks up a book, they see the world; however, so many classroom libraries only present ONE version of the world while leaving out so many voices.
By creating a diverse selection of books, some students may see themselves and some students may be exposed to - for the first time - ideas and experiences different from their own. This is why making sure my students have a diverse LGBT book selection is so important.
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