Mareena Snarey, Monett Intermediate School / Pierce City Middle School Monett and Pierce City, Missouri Intro:    The goal of this project is to increase multiliteracy and multicultural awareness with students through select read-aloud books. Of the many excellent books available, thirty were chosen as read-alouds for sharing weekly with the class throughout the school year. For each book, I also created a mini lesson on how the book could be used in the classroom to foster m

Amy Green    Monett Early Childhood Center and Monett Intermediate School   Monett, MO     Intro   Visual literacy and peer conversations are critical components of early language learning.  This project creates new interactions for English Learners (ELs) between their peers and family.  First, by engaging in classroom conversations while “reading” art, followed by sending wordless picture books home for students to share with family in their home language.  The goal of this