Help me give my students new and fresh literature of their choice to assist engagement in reading!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ciresa's classroom raised $610
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 Project
Our classroom library is the heart of our 9th-grade English classroom. If you bring the books, the readers will come. When you take the time to curate a classroom library that gives students immediate access to high-interest books and invest your energy in building a community of readers, your students won’t be able to resist the books in your classroom.
It all starts with access to books.
In other words, it begins with a strong classroom library that sends the message “We read in this classroom” and shows students that books are right there, ready to be read. We know classroom libraries are pivotal, transformative, and necessary. We crave a class full of readers on their way to a lifelong journey, but sometimes we don’t have access to proper resources.
As an English teacher, it is my mission to instill a love of reading in our student population, and many of our students are still developing their English language fluency and other skills. Having a diverse, engaging classroom library is essential for getting students invested in the reading process. Offering student choice based on individual interest is what breeds a genuine love for such an important part of English literacy. When students are encouraged to find books that relate directly to their interests, hobbies, and beliefs, their agency makes a world of difference in their identities as readers.
More than half 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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