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Diverse Literature

School:: Knights Elementary School
Category:: English Language Arts
Teacher/ Administrator:: Caylee Thompson
: 198948
Students Impacted:: 15
Grade Levels Impacted:: 3
Date:: September 28, 2020

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Suzanne Ponder - $109.12

Project Goal

The purpose of this project is increase the diversity of the literature we use during our shared reading time in our 3rd grade e-learning classroom, with special consideration given to our nation’s cultural climate.

How Project Benefits Students

My student population is diverse and I feel the books we read should be as well. These books will be read as we explore our reading standards and not in isolation as a “discussion on race.” A scary statistic was recently brought to my attention that in a survey of classroom library there were more titles about animals than students of color. In a study of 2,500 titles, less than 1 percent of books for children and teens had Black authors or illustrators in 1985, according to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center of Education.

Expected Outcome(s)

To purchase about picture books that have won the Coretta Scott King Award or the Latino Book Award to incorporate into our shared reading time.

Detailed Cost Summary

Total cost 109.12 for the purchase of 10 books.

Items

#	Item Description	Total Cost
1	The Drank the Moon	$9.95
2	Hair Love	$10.96
3	Hair Like Mine	$9.89
4	Skin Like Mine	$8.95
5	The Invisible Boy	$10.59
6	The Water Princess	$14.23
7	Each Kindness	$13.95
8	Rosa	$8.99
9	Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom	$12.87
10	New Kid	$8.74
	Total:	$109.12

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