ABSTRACT

The grant entitled i Love Reading and Learning will be used to purchase a listening center, audio books and furniture to establish a classroom reading center in the Creative Wonders Early Learning Center that serves the families of the westside of Detroit. The goal of the proposal is to increase reading achievements by offering devices to play the audio books. This will enable students to learn in a way that is relevant and motivating to them. Audio books are helpful for auditory learners and for struggling readers. The use of the reading center would provide the opportunity to increase all the children’s reading and vocabulary skills and enthusiasm towards reading. Students’ skill development will be evaluated by the teacher and assistant teacher observations of children’s reading. This resource can be used during classroom activities, including message board time, small and large group times and the children’s independent work time.