My students need 3 Nook Simple Touch eReaders to help enhance their reading skills in fluency during sustained silent reading throughout the day.
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My Students
Without the ability to read, the opportunities for academic success are limited. Children become frustrated with their inability to read and often act out in the classroom. As educators, we should make sure that reading is fun and that learning is exciting for students.
Our school is considered a Special Center within a mid-sized urban school district.
We work with children who are emotionally disturbed and require individualized education plans. The students are placed in our building because of their behavior in a normal school setting.
Our building accommodates students from kindergarten to the twelfth grade. The staff is efficiently trained and dedicated to inspire growth in academics, social and emotional competences. The general population consists of students with disabilities such as emotionally disturbed, severe depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders and severe attention disorders.
These disorders have adversely affected students'Â learning progress within the general curriculum. Academic life is a continuous struggle for many of our students. Most students live in foster care or live-in group homes. Many of the students have poor language and reading skills because of their health diagnosis.
My Project
The Nook Simple Device would be used as a motivational tool meant to encourage students to spend more time learning to stay on task during sustained silent reading. During their designated reading time, students generally must be reminded to select a reading book. However by using a Nook, students will be more engaged with the technology, which will enhance their desire to read.
Because many of my students read below grade level, students would be able to hear the words as well as see the words being read. This is a more effective approach for these students than using books and tape series that utilize audible beeps to encourage the student to turn the page.
With the three Nook Simple Touch devices, the students would be encouraged to sharpen their reading and fluency skills, while advancing their usage of technology. The Nook'Âs auto-save feature would allow the student to save his place in the reading selection, which would substantially lower the frustration felt by students that have a tendency to lose their place.
The Nook Simple Touch device would introduce my students to a wonderful way of honing their reading skills through technology.
It would allow them to be creative and encourage them to find ways to empower themselves. This tool would allow my students to read a story at their own pace, increase their fluency persistency and encourage higher levels of reading material selection. I can see them soaring as a result!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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