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Mrs. Ratcliff from El Dorado, KS is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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On the Road to Reading Success!

My students need book boxes.

  • $246 goal

This project expired on August 10, 2012.

This project expired on August 10, 2012.

My Students

My students are just learning to read, and I want them to develop a LOVE for it! This will only happen if they have the right books - not too easy and not too difficult. My students each need a place of their own to store those "good-fit" books so that they can gain confidence and grow as a reader.

My students come in every day excited to learn.

They are very different in their income levels, family structures, and educational abilities. We are a Title I school in Kansas, striving to meet the needs of our diverse students by providing small group and individual instruction and making the most of the resources we have available.

My Project

To become better at anything, we have to practice! I need to set up a system that allows my students plenty of practice reading books that are perfect for them. I have requested a class set of book bins that will be used to house approximately 5 "good fit books" for each student. They will get to exchange books each week so the bins will always stay filled with fresh, interesting books that will inspire students to keep reading. By having their own personal book bin filled with books, students will not waste time going to the library and searching for a book on their level every time they finish one. The next book will be waiting for them in their bin so they can spend more time practicing - which is exactly what they need to become better readers!

By donating to this project, you will help me foster a love for reading within my students which will help them be successful readers in the future!

Thank you for considering my project.

Mrs. Ratcliff
Never Before Funded Never Before Funded Grades PreK-2
    Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

    This project will reach 22 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA757 - Sort & Store Book Organizer • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 4 $159.80

Materials cost

$159.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$208.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.79

Total project goal

$245.26

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