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Federal‌‌Funding‌‌Eligibility‌‌Guide‌ ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌

DOGOnews‌‌PRO‌‌Teachers‌‌‌and‌D‌ OGOnews‌‌Library‌‌Edition‌‌‌may‌‌be‌‌an‌‌eligible‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌funding‌‌from‌‌the‌‌Elementary‌‌and‌‌Secondary‌‌School‌‌Emergency‌‌Relief‌‌Fund‌‌(ESSER),‌‌or‌‌the‌‌Every‌‌Student‌‌Succeeds‌‌Act‌‌(ESSA).‌ ‌‌The‌‌Elementary‌‌and‌‌Secondary‌‌School‌‌Emergency‌‌Relief‌‌Fund‌‌(ESSER)‌ ‌‌DOGOnews’‌‌academic‌‌current‌‌events‌‌and‌‌resources‌‌are‌‌designed‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌students‌‌of‌all‌‌ages‌‌and‌‌backgrounds‌‌with‌‌meaningful‌‌learning‌‌opportunities‌‌—‌‌both‌‌in‌‌the‌‌classroom‌‌and‌‌at‌‌home.‌ ‌‌● Rigorously‌‌researched,‌‌academic‌‌news‌‌articles‌‌aligned‌‌to‌‌ELA,‌‌Science,‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌
Studies‌‌standards‌‌provide‌‌students‌‌with‌‌an‌‌unbiased‌‌view‌‌of‌‌key‌‌current‌‌events.‌‌
Articles‌‌cover‌‌topics‌‌students‌‌would‌‌find‌‌interesting‌‌and‌‌inspiring‌‌to‌‌create‌‌a‌‌learning‌‌
opportunity‌‌and‌‌ensure‌‌deep‌‌classroom‌‌engagement.‌ ‌● Articles‌‌are‌‌available‌‌in‌‌multiple‌‌reading‌‌levels‌‌to‌‌help‌‌developing‌‌readers.‌ ‌● Articles‌‌are‌‌augmented‌‌with‌‌relevant‌‌illustrations/photos‌‌and‌‌videos‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌
student‌‌engagement‌‌and‌‌help‌‌developing‌‌readers.‌ ‌● Read-aloud‌‌audio,‌‌in‌‌English‌‌and‌‌Spanish,‌‌highlights‌‌each‌‌word‌‌as‌‌it‌‌is‌‌read‌‌aloud‌‌—‌‌
further‌‌improving‌‌comprehension‌‌and‌‌familiarizing‌‌students‌‌with‌‌new‌‌vocabulary.‌ ‌● An‌‌integrated‌‌dictionary‌‌enables‌‌students‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌unfamiliar‌‌vocabulary‌‌words.‌ ‌● Fully‌‌ADA‌‌compliant‌‌(see‌V‌ PAT‌‌‌template)‌‌makes‌‌content‌‌accessible‌‌to‌‌students‌‌with‌‌disabilities.‌‌DOGOnews‌‌Library‌‌Edition‌‌is‌‌fully‌‌operable‌‌with‌‌a‌‌keyboard,‌‌includes‌‌screen-reader-friendly‌‌labels,‌‌and‌‌offers‌‌a‌‌read-aloud‌‌mode‌‌in‌‌English‌‌and‌‌Spanish.‌‌ ‌● Each‌‌article‌‌offers‌‌the‌‌following‌‌tiered‌‌assignments‌‌to‌‌enable‌‌teachers‌t‌ o‌‌meet‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌students‌‌at‌‌different‌‌levels:‌ ‌○ Close‌‌Reading‌‌Quiz‌:‌‌tests‌‌comprehension‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌emergent‌‌readers‌‌&‌‌ESL‌‌
students.‌ ‌○ Parts‌‌of‌‌Speech‌‌Quiz‌:‌‌helps‌‌emergent‌‌readers‌‌&‌‌ESL‌‌students‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌to‌‌write‌‌grammatically‌‌correct‌‌sentences.‌ ‌○ Reading‌‌Comprehension‌:‌‌tests‌‌comprehension‌‌and‌‌sentence‌‌writing‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌advanced‌‌readers‌‌or‌‌students‌‌in‌‌higher‌‌grades.‌ ‌○ Vocabulary‌‌in‌‌Context‌‌Challenge‌:‌‌develops‌‌language‌‌and‌‌literacy‌‌skills‌‌by‌‌building‌‌
vocabulary.‌ ‌○ Critical‌‌Thinking‌‌Challenge‌:‌ ‌reinforces‌‌viewpoints,‌‌provides‌‌classroom‌‌discussion‌‌
prompts,‌‌and‌‌allows‌‌students‌‌to‌‌see‌‌things‌‌from‌‌new‌‌perspectives.‌ ‌‌‌DOGOnews‌‌-‌‌Federal‌‌Funding‌‌Eligibility‌‌Guide‌ ‌Every‌‌Student‌‌Succeeds‌‌Act‌‌(ESSA)‌ ‌‌Title‌‌I,‌‌Part‌‌A‌‌|‌‌Improving‌‌Basic‌‌Programs‌‌Operated‌‌by‌‌LEAs‌ ‌‌DOGOnews‌‌can‌‌help‌‌English‌‌learners‌‌and‌‌immigrant‌‌students‌‌reach‌‌and‌‌surpass‌‌
grade-level‌‌standards.‌‌ ‌‌● Content‌‌originated‌‌from‌‌diverse‌‌sources‌‌and‌‌geographies,‌‌appeals‌‌to‌‌students‌‌of‌‌various‌‌backgrounds.‌ ‌● Articles‌‌are‌‌available‌‌in‌‌multiple‌‌reading‌‌levels‌‌to‌‌help‌‌developing‌‌readers.‌ ‌● Articles‌‌are‌‌augmented‌‌with‌‌relevant‌‌illustrations/photos‌‌and‌‌videos‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌
student‌‌engagement‌‌and‌‌help‌‌developing‌‌readers.‌ ‌● Read-aloud‌‌audio,‌‌in‌‌English‌‌and‌‌Spanish,‌‌highlights‌‌each‌‌word‌‌as‌‌it‌‌is‌‌read‌‌aloud‌‌—‌‌
further‌‌improving‌‌comprehension‌‌and‌‌familiarizing‌‌students‌‌with‌‌new‌‌vocabulary.‌ ‌● An‌‌integrated‌‌dictionary‌‌enables‌‌students‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌unfamiliar‌‌vocabulary‌‌words.‌ ‌● Each‌‌article‌‌offers‌‌the‌‌following‌‌tiered‌‌assignments‌‌to‌‌enable‌‌teachers‌t‌ o‌‌meet‌‌the‌‌needs‌‌of‌‌students‌‌at‌‌different‌‌levels:‌ ‌○ Close‌‌Reading‌‌Quiz‌:‌‌tests‌‌comprehension‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌emergent‌‌readers‌‌&‌‌ESL‌‌
students.‌ ‌○ Parts‌‌of‌‌Speech‌‌Quiz‌:‌‌helps‌‌emergent‌‌readers‌‌&‌‌ESL‌‌students‌‌to‌‌learn‌‌to‌‌write‌‌grammatically‌‌correct‌‌sentences.‌ ‌○ Reading‌‌Comprehension‌:‌‌tests‌‌comprehension‌‌and‌‌sentence‌‌writing‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌advanced‌‌readers‌‌or‌‌students‌‌in‌‌higher‌‌grades.‌ ‌○ Vocabulary‌‌in‌‌Context‌‌Challenge‌:‌‌develops‌‌language‌‌and‌‌literacy‌‌skills‌‌by‌‌building‌‌
vocabulary.‌ ‌○ Critical‌‌Thinking‌‌Challenge‌:‌ ‌reinforces‌‌viewpoints,‌‌provides‌‌classroom‌‌discussion‌‌
prompts,‌‌and‌‌allows‌‌students‌‌to‌‌see‌‌things‌‌from‌‌new‌‌perspectives.‌ ‌‌‌DOGOnews‌‌-‌‌Federal‌‌Funding‌‌Eligibility‌‌Guide‌ ‌