My students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds at a school where over 40% students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Families come from all over the world, and kids come to class in various states of readiness to learn. All want to learn, and love to learn. Not all are well represented by the books in my classroom library.
My students love reading and need more access to books in their lives.
Many have limited access to books at home. With no library access this year, it has been challenging for students to always have an interesting book at hand.
My Project
Books can be mirrors- reflecting a student's life and self back to them. They can be windows- allowing them to see and imagine lives and circumstances other than their own and they can be doors- allowing kids to change their thinking by stepping into the story of another person.
Specifically, we need more books representing contemporary black stories.
I have selected books that will grow my classroom library in this area.
All of the kids in my classroom should be able to see themselves and their classmates in our classroom library. These books will help make that happen!
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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