I feel one of my most important jobs as a reading teacher is to encourage students to be life-long readers. Often the students in my reading classes come to me as discouraged readers. They are behind and many have decided to hate reading. I want to help them access grade level material that they can be excited about. In order to do that I need some supplies that will support their success.
Every year when my reading students leave my classroom I want them see how much they have improved.
I want their reading level to improve, but more importantly I want their confidence and excitement for reading to improve.
My Project
I teach the struggling readers. These readers struggle in a variety of ways from vocabulary to comprehension to motivation. I need some items to support what we are already doing in the classroom. The reading class focuses on students getting students to read at grade level while focusing on the common core standards for informational and literature reading.
Some of the items with provide audio support for my book group unit.
Often students struggle with speed and fluency. Research has shown that offering audio support increases comprehension and motivation.
The other item is a class set of the non-fiction book: The Drowned City. This book will be used with our class novel, Zane and the Hurricane. This book will offer visualization and background information that will support the students' reading of the novel.
These materials will help my students find success in an area that they struggle. The materials will remain in the classroom and will help students for many years.
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