A Book in the Hand

School:: Dune Lakes Elementary School
Subject:: Literacy
Teacher:: Theresa Moyer
: 4th grade teachers
Students Impacted:: 24
Grade:: 4
Date:: October 7, 2022

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

The Alys Foundation - $830.64

Goal

Provide each child with a book to use during Novel Studies and read aloud times. These sets will be of use to any teacher who wishes to borrow for a novel study.

What will be done with my students

We are lacking book sets for upper elementary-level novel studies. This is a plan for future novel studies. Book sets are needed for the students to be able to use sticky notes to mark passages and to keep track of vocabulary or "aha" moments. Book sets may be shared by 4 teachers in the grade level. Integrating literature to our current curriculum creates excitement and eager readers.

Benefits to my students

I am requesting Book sets of 24 to be used by each student as well as the teacher. Books for novel studies are usually supplemented with questions and activities to measure the students' comprehension of the text. Creative activities are also part of novel studies. These activities may include illustrating, inferring, or recreating a scene. These activities may also include friendly debates. With the proper materials, I would incorporate novel studies throughout the year to promote reading interest. Increased interest leads to more minutes reading. Higher time periods of reading increases vocabulary and fluency which aid in comprehension. Fluency and comprehension are needed across all subject areas. Increases in these should help to increase test scores. Today, students seem to be more inclined to play video games than to read a book. These book sets also introduce chapter books to students who have only read books written as comic strips or smaller picture books. I would love for the student to "get lost" in a novel and learn to appreciate reading through these novel studies.

Budget Narrative

Five different book sets of 24 .Books will be ordered on Amazon with free shipping. Titles include :
Where the Red Fern Grows, Esperanza Rising, Little House on the Prairie, Pippi Longstocking, and Matilda.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Where the Red Fern Grows 24 x 7.75	$186.00
2	Matilda 24 x 6.78	$162.72
3	Pippi Longstocking 24 x 7.99	$191.76
4	Esperanza Rising 24 x 5.34	$128.16
5	Little House on the Prairie 24 x 6.75	$162.00
	Total:	$830.64

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