Neon Read On

School:: Lake Park Elementary
Subject:: Language Arts
Teacher:: Sarah Bratcher
Students Impacted:: 45
Grade:: 5
Date:: July 19, 2022

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Suncoast Credit Union - $428.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 40

Neon On Read on has really '"Lit" up my reading instruction by making reading fun and engaging all while yielding amazing results! This program has helped me implement reading strategies that have helped my students develop a process for reading nonfiction texts and has given them tools to help them tackle reading with ease. My students are outperforming the district and state in every category! This program works, and my students are proof of that! Thank you for donating to my project and helping my students become life longer readers!

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

After attending Get Your Teach On, a national conference in 2021 and again in 2022, I began working on bringing the magic of the Neon Read On program to life in my classroom. The goal of this program is to break down nonfiction reading passages into digestible bites. It focuses on finding main idea, text structure, writing a strong summary paragraph, and having students mark up texts for a deeper understanding all while having fun!

What will be done with my students

The foundation of Neon Read On is to have students use strategies to decode and analyze a nonfiction text, and then bring it to life using black lights and other engaging tools like magnifying glasses, neon glasses, highlighters, and legos. The neon glasses are called "Pattern Pairs" and they will be used to find text structure patterns within the texts. The black light flashlights provide an amazing culminating activity to make the most important details glow in the dark. Finally, students will be able to compose a summary, which is another daunting task. By following the steps of Neon Read On, all students will feel successful!

Benefits to my students

Studies have shown that close reading and student engagement can be instrumental in student academic success. These kits and training will create magical lessons in the classroom and create lifelong readers and learners! By being engaged, students will be more likely to retain the information which is a win-win for everyone!

Budget Narrative

From the website:

Neon Read On Box to house all student kits.
(30) individual student kits that include pattern pairs glasses, highlighter, magnifying glass, individual blacklight flashlight, and legos (batteries not included).
Digital curriculum that Includes 12 complete lesson plans to outline the entire process of reading nonfiction texts, all of your digital resources for instruction, 10 student practice passages, a list of online resources, answer keys, and digital posters to display content in your classroom.
Full Neon Read On Online Course (4 Hours) Full online course led by Hope King that will walk you through each step of this close reading process!

Website:
https://shop.getyourteachon.com/products/1401244

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Neon Read On kits and Training	$428.00
	Total:	$428.00

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