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
Most mornings I spend the first few minutes checking in with each student to see where their school brain is. Are they hungry, sad, angry, or embarrassed? What can I do to put that first smile on their face and switch their brain into learning mode?
My students are a group of hard working kids who encounter everyday situations most adults could never even dream of.
My school works hard to create a community where all families feel welcome and safe. We have an almost 90% free or reduced-price lunch rate and most years families don't have the financial means to purchase school supplies.
My Project
Often, those students who haven’t quite become a fluent reader, YET, are given guided readers to read, and well, let’s be honest, they don’t have the highest level of interest for 4th graders who might be reading at a 1st or 2nd grade level.
Every student has the right to be exposed to high interest books that will make them want to read.
These book sets will allow me to do book study groups with my struggling readers, all while boosting their self-belief, that no matter what level they are reading at, they are in fact, readers! Every student wants to read!
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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