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Mrs. Dahl from Bakersfield, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Is for Manzana!

Help me give my students the gift of early literacy experiences in their home language!

  • $186 goal

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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

Many of the students I work with come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and do not always have access to what they need to be successful learners. My students use a variety of modalities to communicate such as, Voice Output Devices (VOD), picture exchange, gestures/signs, and eye gaze. These students benefit from materials that are adapted to fit their unique needs. Modifying materials helps them access their curriculum and allows them to better participate in classroom activities and lessons. My students often require more engaging and hands on activities to help motivate them and redirect them to the selected task.

My Project

Many of my students speak Spanish at home but only receive their literacy experiences in English while in school. This is often because there are misconceptions that exposing infants and toddlers to more than one language may cause delays in their speech or language development. The truth is all children are capable of learning more than one language.

It is important to expose dual language learners to books that are written in their home language.

Many of these students are never exposed to literary material in Spanish and instead are only ever given literacy activities in English. I am hoping with your help that I can start to change that early on.

Mrs. Dahl Special Education Preschool @ Richardson Center Grades PreK-2

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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Bakersfield, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

27 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE328 - Spanish Alphabet Books • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
BK267 - Bilingual Board Book Collection • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.50 1 $55.50

Materials cost

$115.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.85

Total project goal

$185.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $185.64

2 Donors

-$92.82

Donations toward project cost

-$78.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.92

match offer

-$92.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$78.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.92

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 $0.00

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