More than a third of students from low鈥慽ncome households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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In the last year I have started a classroom library in Spanish for my students. I have purchased many books on my own and am looking to add to my library to offer more of a variety of books to my students. We use these books on a weekly basis during Free Voluntary Reading time in which students choose a book in Spanish that interests them and is at their proficiency level. I find that students enjoy reading when they can read something that interests them and can easily read in Spanish when the text is at the appropriate proficiency level for each student.
Dr Stephen Krashen, linguistic specialist, highly encourages free reading in the language classroom and through research has found that, "People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading."
My students have already shown growth in their reading skills since implementing free reading in my classes last year.
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In the last year I have started a classroom library in Spanish for my students. I have purchased many books on my own and am looking to add to my library to offer more of a variety of books to my students. We use these books on a weekly basis during Free Voluntary Reading time in which students choose a book in Spanish that interests them and is at their proficiency level. I find that students enjoy reading when they can read something that interests them and can easily read in Spanish when the text is at the appropriate proficiency level for each student.
Dr Stephen Krashen, linguistic specialist, highly encourages free reading in the language classroom and through research has found that, "People acquiring a second language have the best chance for success through reading."
My students have already shown growth in their reading skills since implementing free reading in my classes last year.