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Ms. Mehta from Alamo, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Develop Reading Comprehension Skills Through High-Interest Nonfiction Books

Help me give my students non-fiction books that represent the range of student interests (e.g., sports, adventure and survival, strong women, history), so that they can immerse themselves in true stories and memoirs as they read!

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Reading is such an important part of 6th grade, and I am so glad to have such eager readers in my class. Throughout the year, we read all sorts of books, about so many different topics, which teach so many important skills. One of my favorite units is our narrative non-fiction unit.

Students develop critical reading comprehension skills when they read nonfiction, including learning how to navigate more complex text and synthesize information, and developing background knowledge allows them to make connections across a variety of subject areas.

In this project, I have requested high-interest nonfiction books to use for our reading unit on narrative nonfiction. These books represent the range of student interests (e.g., sports, survival, strong women), their reading levels, and their own backgrounds. This way, I know I'll have the perfect book for each child. I've requested a few copies of each book, so that I'll be sure to have enough.

The ability to read and comprehend nonfiction is such an important skill. Thank you for helping me help my students master it!

Ms. Mehta Stone Valley Middle School Grades 6-8

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Alamo, CA View local requests 50 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Greater Goal: The Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer-and Beyond • Amazon Business $15.99 4 $63.96
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (National Book Award Finalist) • Amazon Business $6.89 8 $55.12
Race to the Bottom of the Earth • Amazon Business $10.29 4 $41.16
Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Young Readers Edition) • Amazon Business $9.67 4 $38.68
Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports • Amazon Business $9.62 4 $38.48
The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain • Amazon Business $8.99 4 $35.96
My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope • Amazon Business $7.59 4 $30.36
Guts & Glory: The American Civil War (Guts & Glory, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96

Materials cost

$331.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.06

Total project goal

$467.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $467.07

1 Donor

-$233.54

Donations toward project cost

-$198.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.03

match offer

-$233.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$198.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.03

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