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

Nicole Jones  Alvin Brooks Middle School (Hickman Mills C-1 School District)   Kansas City, Missouri  Introduction   Many times, families do not have access to language and education-based resources. The multilingual board game lending library is designed to celebrate bilingualism and help bridge the gap between home and school. Games encourage growth in the areas of English language acquisition as well as each family’s language and cultural background. Games introduce th

Mrs. Nicole Jones and Dr. Brendon Thiry, Martin City K-8 & Butcher-Greene Elementary, Grandview, MO Introduction Family literacy...

Brenda Burgherr, Monett Early Childhood Center Introduction DEAR to Me stands for Drop Everything and Read to Me and that is exactly what...

Meghan Frischenmeyer & Mariah Walsh Carthage Sixth-Grade Center, Carthage, Missouri Introduction Through the Dig Into Reading ...

Kara Griffin, Summit Intermediate, Nixa Public Schools, Missouri The Kids Around the World: Better Together unit introduces students'...

Sarah Reeves, Bayless School District, St. Louis, Missouri The welcome kits are part of the process of making a safe and inviting...