In past years 3rd grade has made poetry writing one of our writing focuses. We have compiled each student’s poetry at the end of the year and have created a personal poetry book for each child. We would like to continue this tradition and are requesting funding to purchase “hard-covered

The Student Choice Leisure Reading program is a strong component in the overall development of Sierra High School students’ literacy skills. The role of reading everyday is a major factor in students building overall academic success. The opportunity to build literacy skills daily, in an non evaluative manner, increases students

Small group reading is a part of all grade levels at Glenshire Elementary. This allows for teachers and paraprofessionals to work with students in leveled groups, addressing the individual needs of students. In the upper grades we meet in "Literature Circles" or "Book Clubs" to facilitate discussion with our novels

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

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics all correlate to what is being taught in kindergarten.

Our grade level would like a grant to fund three Scholastic News Subscriptions for our ELD groups. It is an excellent resource that provides current informative text samples for students. Reading informative text is a priority in second grade standards and having a resource that effectively demonstrates this is important

Time For Kids is a magazine subscription that provides students with information on current events and timely discussions. TIME, the trusted name in journalism, offers authentic journalism tailored for students. TIME for Kids supports standards-based daily instruction while inspiring students to join the national discourse on current topics. The articles

https://www.readnaturally.com/product/read-naturally-live ReadNaturally is a researched based, web-based, individualized reading program that targets struggling readers. The program is designed to increase students phonics skills, vocabulary development, reading fluency and reading comprehension skills. The stories are non-fictional, increasing student engagement and motivation. Teachers are able to monitor students success on each story

Our school implements an instructional model called the Daily 5, which encourages students towards reading achievement. During this time, students choose a reading activity to engage with while the teacher works with other students one-on-one or in a small group to provide more personalized instruction. My need is to have

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics are all what is being taught in the Kindergarten Classrooms.