Language Arts and Reading Grants

Treat Yo’ Shelves

Stanton-Smith, Cain, Higgins, Brown, Holloway
$14,475.00

Faculty & staff look for students who exhibit traits that embody the Whitehouse ISD Portrait of a Graduate: responsible citizen, creative problem solver, effective communicator, self-directed learner, humble collaborator, adaptable, empathetic, and confident. These students are awarded a token to use in the machine to select a take-home book.

Co:Writer: A Window to Writing Opportunities

District-Wide, Dyslexia
Pre-K through 12th Grade
$2,790.92

Co:Writer is a differentiated assistive technology that can mean the difference between struggle and success. Co:Writer uses grammar and vocabulary-smart word prediction, language translation, and speech recognition to help students write out their thoughts without the restriction of their disability. With Co:Writer ours students will learn to love the writing process and increase their confidence just by utilizing the right support.

Take Home Book Bags are STEAMing Up

Brown Elementary
$898.15

Reading at home can make a huge difference for students. The funds allow five teachers to give 110 second graders one Take Home STEAM Book Bag each week to share with everyone in their household to learn together and create life-long readers. These book bags also provide a STEAM challenge for families to complete as a hands-on collaboration project.