My students need iPod shuffles and headphones to listen to books recorded by teachers, families, and leaders in our school to help improve their reading skills.
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My Students
Every morning we begin our day with our class pledge. "I believe in myself and my ability to do my best. I am intelligent. I am capable of greatness. I can learn. I will learn. I must learn today. I am too smart to waste today."
My school is a fourth year turnaround school on Chicago's West Side.
A turnaround school is a chronically under performing school that is chosen to begin a year with new leaders, teachers and staff to provide students more opportunities now and in the future. In 2014, 52% of the students at my school did not have permanent homes or adequate housing. This means that many of my little ones will not be able to afford basic school supplies at the beginning of the year. Despite this discouraging statistic, more than half of my students entered second grade at or above grade level in both reading and math. My students have an insatiable appetite for knowledge and love being at school.
My Project
This project is based on a daily routine that I will incorporate into my classroom called the Daily 5. Students will be expected to complete five literacy activities each day that will improve their reading and writing skills. The five activities are Reading to Self, Reading to Someone, Listening to Reading, Spelling, and Writing.
Listening to reading provides pronunciation and expression models that can only come from hearing fluent and expressive examples.
My students are reading at various levels from as low as Kindergarten to as high as third grade. I am asking for 5 ipod shuffles and 5 pairs of headphones to create listening stations with books read by myself, other teachers, school leaders, as well as student families. This project will include our school community reading one of their favorite children's books to model fluent and expressive reading and encourage student independence, stamina, and accountability.
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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