Raving About Reading

School:: Shadowlawn Elementary
Subject:: Language Arts
Teacher:: Amy Ogletree
Students Impacted:: 400
Grade:: K-5
Date:: July 14, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Martha MCune - $185.70

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 500

As we all know reading is important and allows students to reinforce their comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency skills. Empowering students to pick books of interest and on their own individual reading levels will only set them up for success. When we are able to celebrate reading we then send a message of how fun it can be and how important it is.

We are so thankful that this frant was funded. The kids are absolutely loving reading and earning reading counts points. Students have been setting thier own goals and tracking thier own progress. The Brag Tags are positive incentives that celebrate student success.

We have many children that have surpassed their goals and even the Kindergartners and 1st graders are eager to participate. We have been able to create a culture that celebrates and values a love for reading. We are so thankful that this grant was funded!

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

Our goal is to encourage and motivate ALL children to read. and to continue to inspire and develop a love of reading in ALL children.

What will be done with my students

The children at Shadowlawn Elementary will benefit from this grant's reading incentive program. The students will select library books from the Shadowlawn Media Center that are appropriate for their independent reading levels. Each student will read their books at their own pace before completing a brief reading counts assessment to ensure they understood what they had read. Students will receive points once they pass the test. They gain more points for reading more. The students will set goals and track and monitor their progress. They will receive their brag tags for their necklaces when they reach particular point increments.

Benefits to my students

Personalizing student practice, setting goals, and providing a way to track progress towards those goals are the keys to assuring success in reading. Students will gain from this aim since it will raise their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency levels. Reading and receiving brag tags will help students build personal responsibility toward increasing their reading achievement by allowing them to set quantifiable reading goals and track their own progress. The children will also realize that they are a part of a larger school community as they track not just their own but also the goals of their classrooms, grades, and the entire institution. The Brag Tags honor the accomplishments of the students and celbrate their success!

Budget Narrative

All Brag TAGS are customized and purchased through schoollife.com

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	LIBRARY BRAG TAG VALUE PACK - IMAGINE YOUR STORY	$27.00
2	STAR BRAG TAGS - READING REBEL, YODA	$40.50
3	IREAD BRAG TAG VALUE PACK - DAV PILKEY	$27.00
4	HYPOALLERGENIC 24" BALL CHAIN	$81.00
5	Shipping & Handling (United States Postal Service - Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Box)	$10.20
	Total:	$185.70

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