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The Picture of Literacy
- School:
- Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy
- Subject:
- Literacy
- Teacher:
- Rebecca Cossum
- 182465
- Students Impacted:
- 45
- Grade:
- 5
- Date:
- January 8, 2024
0% Funded
Only $310.21 Needed
Goal
The goal of this literacy grant project is to allow students to read and analyze previous Caldecott Award winning books.
What will be done with my students
In the age of short attention spans, student engagement has never been more important. This grant will encourage student's to read award-winning books that will lead to higher engagement with a variety of genres and subjects - leading to a richer reading life for students.
Benefits to my students
Independent reading for pleasure [wide appeal due to the variety of books]
* Increase access to variety of genres [encompassing a diverse range of styles, themes, and target audiences]. Currently approximately 80% of students are reading simply-structured fiction with limited themes or diversity; this initiative will increase the diversity of students' reading life and thus allow for more students to read diverse stories across a variety of genres.
* Improve reading fluency through variety of Lexile levels [levels range from 400L to 1200L]. Students currently read an average of a 500-600 Lexile level which is below the standard for 5th grade. By having exposure to high-interest books at higher levels will allow the average student to increase their ability to access higher level text.
* Students will be exposed to a variety of multicultural representations [as an IB candidate school - this is critical for our students]
* Cultivate student's ability to analyze literature [understanding Artistic Techniques and Themes, Critical Thinking & Interpretation, Comparison & Connection]
Budget Narrative
These are the costs of the books on Amazon as of 1/6/24.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOK: Hot Dog by Doug Salati | $15.29 |
| 2 | BOOK: Watercress by Andrea Wang and Jason Chin | $12.99 |
| 3 | BOOK: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom | $11.75 |
| 4 | BOOK: The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander | $9.24 |
| 5 | BOOK: Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall | $11.99 |
| 6 | BOOK: Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell | $8.79 |
| 7 | BOOK: Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe | $11.99 |
| 8 | BOOK: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick | $13.29 |
| 9 | BOOK: Locomotive by Brian Floca | $11.49 |
| 10 | BOOK: This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen | $14.94 |
| 11 | BOOK: A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka | $12.21 |
| 12 | BOOK: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead | $10.59 |
| 13 | BOOK: The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney | $11.39 |
| 14 | BOOK: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson | $11.39 |
| 15 | BOOK: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick | $19.91 |
| 16 | BOOK: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein | $13.99 |
| 17 | BOOK: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes | $12.69 |
| 18 | BOOK: Flotsam by David Wiesner | $11.79 |
| 19 | BOOK: The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster | $8.05 |
| 20 | BOOK: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann | $10.99 |
| 21 | BOOK: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner | $19.99 |
| 22 | BOOK: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback | $17.99 |
| 23 | BOOK: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin | $7.19 |
| 24 | BOOK: Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say | $7.99 |
| 25 | BOOK: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg | $12.29 |
| Total: | $310.21 |
0% Funded
Only $310.21 Needed
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