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

We would like to purchase a 600 books, that are in packs of 6. They are leveled A-E. The distributor is Fountas and Pinnell which is our reading/literacy assessment, and the readers correlate with our goals of having students read at a D level by the end of kindergarten. We

In order to promote rich literacy experiences for our students, it is imperative that they have access to quality high caliber texts in the target language. The Books on CD are rich culturally sensitive language books that will be sent home weekly on a rotating basis. Through the books on

This grant will provide Spanish books to help build our classroom library so students have richer literacy experiences to better access the Common Core State Standards. Currently (as I am new to this district), our classroom library lacks a variety of genres, does not contain much authentic Spanish literature, and

Canciones y Cuentos Decodable Books Level A contain stories in Spanish that delight students and invite them to learn the basics of reading through phonics. This set includes 6 copies each of 26 decodable books (156 books total) per set. The 6 year eBook license gives students fully integrated online

This grant is a mixture of items. First, I would love to order more pillows for my room to create a comfortable environment for students to read. We all know the importance of being comfortable while reading and I want my students to look forward to reading in my room

Several years ago, Excellence in Education funded a grant for CD players for listening centers. Listening to fluent reading is one of the main components of Daily 5, which is part of our district wide literacy program. Listening to fluent reading not only models fluency, but allows students to access

While Sierra High School recognizes that this is a repeat request, the success students have shown through the completion of the Literature Circles project warrants repeating the activity Building on Sierra High School’s commitment to literacy, the Literature Circles are a culminating yearly event where students demonstrate their autonomous learning

A purchase of Palabras a Su Paso would help Kings Beach Elementary strategize a new approach to teaching, learning, and acquiring Spanish phonics in a vertically aligned, organized method. Words their Way is a highly-effective method of teaching spelling skills, using explicit direct instruction, reproducible reading booklets, and word sorts

The funding of this grant would allow for first graders at Tahoe Lake to utilize the "phonics phones" during Daily 5, to improve reading skills and build confidence as readers. This simple tool allows the student to read aloud quietly into the phone and to hear their own voice. Daily