Remember the first time you were able to read a story without any help? I want my students to experience that joy and excitement that comes with reading a story without adult assistance.
The smile on my students' faces every day show me that they are excited to learn and read.
My students are energetic, fascinating, and eager to learn. Currently in my school, 90% of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch and over 10% receive Special Education Services.
I am a third grade Special Education Teacher. The students I work with have been identified as having various disabilities, and because of this, they sometimes struggle academically. I want to provide them with opportunities to feel successful.
My Project
Speakaboos is a digital media form that allows students to read and interact with books online. Speakaboos are a great resource for students since all they need access to is a computer. Students can practice their reading skills at home, school, library or almost anywhere! Speakaboos are a great resource and exposures students to a variety of literary genres they may not get at home such as fairy tales and nursery rhymes. They provide many great interactive resources for stories, allowing students to really become immersed with the story. Because it's online, students can read their favorite stories again and again helping to build fluency!
My students' reading will improve with this resource because it will give them the opportunity to read, even over the summer.
I believe Speakaboos will help give my students the reading skills and confidence to be successful readers while engaging them with materials that are at their interest and ability level.
More than three‑quarters 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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