For this grant, I am applying for funds to go towards purchasing Inclusive Read Aloud books for my First Grade classroom at Glenshire Elementary. Read Alouds are an effective strategy primary teachers use to teach English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) standards. For my classroom, I am

Every year we come up with interesting and engaging ways to encourage students at levels to read. We've had badges for genres, a 40 book challenges, and so much more. This coming year we would like to tie our challenge to our history standards as well. Students in all grade

The Kindergarten teachers at Glenshire would love the opportunity to supply our young developing readers with Geodes decodable readers. Geodes decodable readers are highly engaging books with a variety of topics including history, science and arts. Geodes decodable readers contain rich vocabulary and allow students to practice phonics and decoding

Yoto Player (3rd Generation) opens up kids’ creativity and engagement in literacy. The Yoto Player can also build independence in choosing a book and creating excitement around reading, especially for reluctant readers. There is no microphone, no camera, and no ads. You can also record stories you read outloud and

Scholastic News and National Geographic kids are longstanding resources used in a variety of academic settings. I would be utilizing these resources in order to provide grade level appropriate reading for my students. Scholastic News allows me the flexibility of ordering resources at both 2nd and 3rd grade levels in

Renew subscriptions for weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our ELD program. The topics all correlate with what is being taught in kindergarten. The magazines have been used in the past and were utilized consistently in our weekly routine.

At North Tahoe High School, we have had an influx of new English Language Learners at the secondary level. Most of these students come to us with little to no English skills. However, most do have grade appropriate literacy skills in their primary language. While we do offer some Spanish

This is a duplication of a grant that was funded for one other classroom at my school. I'm hoping to mirror the Reading Nook in Ms. Karwowski's class, so all 6th graders at NTS have access to a nook at one time in their day. This grant will provide a

This is a series of standards based English Language Arts and mathematics games that apply to multiple academic needs. Playing games allows students to practice reading and math skills in a fun way. Kids love to play with each other! They are learning and don't realize it.

Magazine and focused literacy subscriptions help support and enhance early literacy skills in an elementary classroom. Adding a variety of high-interest reading material to a classroom library allows students the flexibility to choose additional reading material that fosters a love of reading. By subscribing to magazines, students have the option