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.
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The books I have chosen for my students are authentic texts that reflect the diverse cultures and experiences shared by my students. I cannot wait to watch them see themselves reflected and make connections that cultivate and sustain their love of reading.
These books will help improve literacy connections for my many English language learners.
I will also challenge my students to read stories about other cultures that are different from their own in order to foster a sense of empathy and cultural awareness and understanding as well as...
• Give voice to the voiceless
• Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised
• Seek to challenge the status quo
• Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group
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The books I have chosen for my students are authentic texts that reflect the diverse cultures and experiences shared by my students. I cannot wait to watch them see themselves reflected and make connections that cultivate and sustain their love of reading.
These books will help improve literacy connections for my many English language learners.
I will also challenge my students to read stories about other cultures that are different from their own in order to foster a sense of empathy and cultural awareness and understanding as well as...
• Give voice to the voiceless
• Provide information about a group that has been disenfranchised
• Seek to challenge the status quo
• Have a protagonist from an underrepresented or oppressed group