My students need 2 Nook e-book readers to enable them to read at their reading level without fear of embarrassment from other students.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Munoz's classroom raised $414
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.
My Students
In middle school, students are very much about their image. Though we attempt to control what bullying we can, students reading books several grade levels below those of their peers are teased and embarrassed. Students should not have to worry about being teased when trying to learn to read better.
The majority of students at my school are English language learners that come from a very socio-economically challenged area.
Some have adjusted well to speaking, reading and writing English. Others, including some who have barely been in US schools for a year, are still struggling. They are all very grateful for any extra help they can get with making the adjustment. Every Friday at our school is College Day. We strive to instill a great love of education in our children with the hope that many of them will attend college. The first step is to help them learn to read well in English.
My Project
In our reading classes, we allow the students to choose their own books, at their reading levels. While some of the 6th graders read 4th-5th grade level books, I have many low level students that only have the ability to read 1st through 3rd grade level books. Middle schoolers try to protect their image, even to their detriment. Instead of suffering the embarrassment of reading 1st grade books in front of their 6th grade classmates, no one will ever know what books the students with Nooks are reading! Having 2 Nooks in class will allow a few of my extremely low level readers the courage to read at their level.
Your support would not only buy Nooks, it will buy courage.
The students that have the opportunity to use the Nooks will be endowed with the courage you will have so generously given them, allowing them to build their reading skills for a successful academic career to follow.
Nearly all 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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