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Ms. Lankenau-Weeks from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Classroom Library of Our Own

My fifth grade remedial reading students need books for our classroom library that are on their reading level of kindergarten and first grade.

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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.

I am the reading specialist at a charter middle school in the South Bronx. I teach pull-out classes of 5th grade students who are low readers. My students begin the year reading 3-5 years below grade level, and I am working with them to improve their skills to the point where they can once again be in the mainstream English class. Our school has classroom libraries for the fifth and sixth grades in the main English classrooms. However, my students cannot use these libraries on a regular basis since they are in those other classrooms where my students do not ever have class (I teach them in a smaller, dedicated classroom, the "reading room"). It has been very difficult to encourage them to read independently when we do not have a reasonable selection of appropriate books for them to choose from in the room where I teach. In addition, my students need books that are on their present level -- sadly, for many of them that means kindergarten and first grade books. While I fully anticipate that their skills will improve over time, I need to meet them where they are and build from there. My school is a middle school, and we do not presently have many books on a lower elementary level for my students to read. Independent reading is one of the most important ways to improve reading skills. My students would benefit enormously from their own classroom library of books on their reading level. I know that their enthusiasm would increase exponentially if we had a new selection of books for them to read in the reading room. I am requesting the Scholastic Ready-to-Go Classroom Library Sets for the kindergarten and first grade level. Having a variety of interesting and accessible books will make a world of difference to my students' ability and desire to read independently. From the enthusiastic response to the few books that I currently have, I know that my students would take full advantage of the opportunity to read more books. Thank you very much for considering this proposal!

Ms. Lankenau-Weeks KIPP Academy Middle 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ready-to-Go: Favorites, Kindergarten, 100 books • Scholastic Teacher Store $325.00 1 $325.00
Ready-to-Go: Favorites, Grade 1, 100 books • Scholastic Teacher Store $325.00 1 $325.00

Materials cost

$650.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $58.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$742.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.88

Total project goal

$904.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $904.88

8 Donors

-$436.44

Donations toward project cost

-$370.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.47

match offer

-$436.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$357.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.57

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.96

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 $0.00

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