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Goal

The goal of this grant is to boost the students’ verbal skills and reading comprehension. With online and print materials, students will be more engaged as they learn new vocabulary and new strategies to understand what they are reading. It will also help students build 21st century skills as we utilize iPads, computers, and the mimeo.  

What will be done with my students

The students will respond to high-interest fiction and nonfiction passages. They will read the passage and respond to the question using evidence to support their responses. Each question will promote deeper comprehension by asking the students to refer explicitly to the text, recount key details, and explain the main ideas! There are 60 literature and informational text cards for each grade level so the choices are varied.
The students will also have access to digital versions of the activity cards! The interactive tools allow the students to highlight key concepts and details. They will underline and annotate important passages and the various text features. The students will type directly into text boxes which will promote digital literacy as they respond to the text. This can be saved, downloaded or printed. I will be able to use the digital content for instruction by projecting it onto the whiteboard so everyone can see it. Then I will model each reading strategy for my students. With the modeling and guided practice, the students will become stronger and more confident readers. I believe their test scores will increase as well, due to the fact that their tests will be on a computer. This will be a perfect fit! 

Benefits to my students

The benefits of this grant are endless! First of all, I believe the students’ vocabulary will increase dramatically as they read and discuss the text. Next, their reading skills will improve since I will be explaining and instructing how to get the meaning from the different stories. As we highlight and underline together, the students will truly learn how to find and understand the critical information. They will learn how to distinguish between important information and irrelevant information. Another important lesson will be answering the question completely, as the students learn how to respond and include necessary evidence. An additional benefit will be that the students will become more confident readers. As they become better and more confident readers! They will read more which will increase their vocabulary, improve their writing, strengthen their reading abilities and become better students. What wonderful benefits! 

Budget Narrative

This grant request would include texts for grades 3-5. Each box consists of various evidence cards for the students. As an ELL resource teacher for the school, I network with the various grade levels, so this grant would be an ideal resource for many years. Thank you for considering this grant.  

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