The cost of books for struggling readers is $640, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
I work with high school students who read on a less than 3rd grade level. Because emersion in the language is so important to reading, I do read-alouds, form book clubs, engage in book discussions, and create literature circles to get students reading and talking about reading.
Most of my students come from homes where buying food is difficult, buying books is impossible. I buy dozens of novels each year for my classroom, but these disappear. When students are finally turned on to reading, owning a book is a magical gift. I am always excited when a student takes a book, but it is difficult to keep enough books on the shelf to share with my classes. I also worked with the science, math, and social studies teachers to have materials in their rooms for students to read. I need paperback novels on a variety of topics. They could share and read all year long. I realize that these students could go to the media center, but they are more open to selecting a book, asking about a book, and talking about what they are reading if the books are readily available in the classroom.
Again, I need young adult paperback novels for the ninth grade struggling readers.
I Have Lived A Thousand Years: Growing Up In The Holocaust Livia Bitton-Jackson, Livia Bitton Jackson, Foreword by Livia Bitton-Jackson
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Fireflies Julie Brinckloe, Julie Brinckloe (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Fig Pudding Ralph J. Fletcher
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Party Girl Lynne Ewing
• Barnes and Noble
$4.95
1
$4.95
Devil's Arithmetic Jane Yolen
• Barnes and Noble
$3.59
1
$3.59
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$442.32
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$516.60
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$113.40
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$630.00
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