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Goal

The goal of this project is to expose students to a variety of genres, challenging texts, and increased comprehension. ALL students, including my English Language Learners (ELL) and reluctant readers, will successfully comprehend challenging texts. Students will be able to demonstrate their success by passing Reading Counts comprehensions tests, writing a book review, and culminate with an iMovie of their favorite Sunshine State Young Readers Book.

The following ELA standards will be met through this project:

LAFS.3.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring to the text as a basis for the answers.

LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

LAFS.3.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

LAFS.3.RL.2.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier scenes.

LAFS.3.RL.4.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of grades 2-3 complexity band independently and proficiently

LAFS.3.RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

LAFS.3.SL.2.4 Report on a topic, tell a story, or recount an experience with the appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

LAFS.3.L.2.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
LAFS.3.L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.
 

What will be done with my students

Throughout the school year, students will read the various genres and challenging texts of the Sunshine State Young Readers books (SSYRA). Due to the complexity of some of these books, some students, such as ELL students or reluctant readers, do not participate in our school wide initiatives to encourage reading these SSYRA books. One way to encourage all my students to participate is by allowing them to listen to the stories through the use of the website www.audiobooks.com and have the students follow along with their own copy of the story. Students will be allowed to “check-out” a Kindle reader so that they may complete their independent reading at home. Once the student has completed the book, they will demonstrate their comprehension of the story by completing a Reading Counts comprehension test, and they will complete a written book review of the story. After completing at least five of the fifteen Sunshine State Young Readers Books, students will create an iMovie about their favorite book. The students will then celebrate their success with an “iMovie Red Carpet Premier Event”.  

Benefits to my students

This will benefit all of my students, especially my ELL students and my reluctant readers. Students will be able to take home a Kindle so they can listen to the story and follow along with the book. It will increase their reading comprehension, increase their vocabulary, and increase their confidence with Reading. It is my hope that this increased confidence will motivate my students to read more independently, which will benefit them in all subject areas in school. In the digital age that students live in, the use of the Kindle Fire along with audiobook.com will engage students and encourage readers to interact with what they have read.  

Budget Narrative

The request is for one Kindle Fire and its protective otter box which the students will be able to “check-out” to use in class or at home. The fifteen books chosen this year as the Sunshine State Young Reader books will be purchased so that there is a class set available for student use. Also, a 9 month subscription to Audiobooks.com at $14.95 per month will be purchased to allow students to listen to the stories as they follow along with the book. Finally, celebration materials will be purchased for the “iMovie Red Carpet” event. Shipping is free when ordering with Amazon.  

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