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Mrs. Clark from Richmond, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book A Day Keeps Illiteracy Away!

My students need high interest, leveled nonfiction texts to increase their engagement and passion for reading!

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach 47 third grade students at a high poverty, inner city elementary school in Richmond, VA. Of those students, several have disabilities that impact their performance in school, both academically and behaviorally. At home, many of my students do not have access to any books or the ability to drive to the local library. Many times, the books my students read in my classroom are the only books they read all day. My students range as readers from reading at the kindergarten level to a fifth grade reading level.

My Project

My students need a wide variety of high-interest books to facilitate AND encourage their love for reading. This project encompasses a range of leveled texts, both fiction and nonfiction, to capture the students' attention.

These books will be used for a variety of purposes: 1.) Whole group read alouds: I will model what fluent readers sound like and what strategies good readers use when they're reading to themselves.

2.) Small group reading: Within the class, students are placed in needs-based groups where they practice reading texts on their reading level, whether that is K or 5th. 3.) Individual reading texts: During our school's RAM ("Readers Achieve More") time, our students silently read a book of their CHOICE. This may be on the level, easier, or harder. It's their CHOICE. Allowing students to choose what they read is a powerful motivator for students learning to read. When children are interested and invested in what they are reading, their overall comprehension increases.

Mrs. Clark Broad Rock Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA View local requests

Nearly all 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

50 students impacted 12donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Time for Kids Informational Text Grade 3 Readers 30-Book Set (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (Teacher Created Materials Library) • Amazon Business $269.70 1 $269.70
Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers, Grade 4 Set 1 (Teacher Created Materials Library Set) • Amazon Business $99.90 1 $99.90
Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers, Grade 4 Set 3 (Teacher Created Materials Library Set) • Amazon Business $99.90 1 $99.90

Materials cost

$469.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.39

Total project goal

$595.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.93

5 Donors

-$500.75

Donations toward project cost

-$425.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.96

match offer

-$95.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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