My Students

Do you remember not being able to stop reading a book? Many of my students lack this type of reading habit. They find reading boring and books uninteresting. I believe that part of this is because the books that they read do not grab them. I need help to build the kind of reading library they need.

My school is a high school located in Maryland.

We are 98% minority. A little over 50% of our students get free or reduced lunches. Many of my students are below grade level in terms of reading. Much of this comes from a lack of interest in reading. Many claim that they do not like to read, so they do not often exercise their abilities. Some disengage entirely when asked to read something that they find "boring."

My Project

When I was a child, I read voraciously. My students complain that much of what is in our curriculum is "boring" or "doesn't make any sense." Many of them find what they have to read is difficult to read or relate to. A classroom library of books that are interesting, varied, and approachable will help with this problem. The resources in available in my department's book room are not adequate if I want to meet the challenge of fully engaging them in a reading life style. In preparing this project I did my best to select books of varying levels, genres, and subjects. A collection like this has enough options to interest even the least interested reader.

Sustained silent reading in class will help to increase their reading comprehension.

Better reading comprehension will allow for the ability to answer higher order questions and improve critical thinking. It has the potential to improve their overall grades though a better understanding of the reading material in all of their classes. It could give a student with a great deal of potential to realize that potential in way that may not have been possible before.