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Mrs. Olivarez from Huntington Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Author Studies Helping First Graders to Read and Think

My students need books to do Author Studies on Kevin Henkes and Dr. Seuss.

  • $458 goal

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Mrs. Olivarez has another project! Donate to Make it Last! to help her classroom.

$284 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

Who is the author? Exposing my students to the author is important but knowing the name is not enough. My students need to be familiar with their style and other stories that they have written in order to do comparisons and use as mentors for their own writing.

My First graders are an energetic group of 24 English Language Learners who are getting more excited about the books that I am reading to them.

One of the main reasons that my students are enjoying books is due to the lack of books in their homes. Many of the families in our community are of low sociol-economic status and don't have access to books at home to read to their children. Our school library and classroom libraries also have limited amount of books written by the authors we study in class.

My Project

I not only want to read books to my students, but I want them to be able to know the author, the author's style of writing, and other works by them. This is why I do Author Studies with my first graders. Through Author Studies my students begin to discuss the author's style in whole group lessons and later in small groups and partners. As they become familiar with the author they want to reread these books and look for them in the library. In addition to discussing this book during lessons, they respond and reflect to the books by answering questions in their reading response journals. This will eventually prepare my students to do literature circles. My students are not just listening to stories but thinking about what they are hearing as well.

By donating to this project, my students will be able to do an Author Study on Kevin Henkes and Dr. Seuss.

Having access to these stories will help my students be able to see the author's style and the other books written by the author. I want my students to be able to discuss the author and think while they read. I want them to be able to grow as readers and be able to apply this as they move on to other grades. Not only will they be exposed to great authors, but know what makes them great.

Mrs. Olivarez San Antonio Elementary School 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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Huntington Park, CA 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE780X - Kevin Henkes Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
CB500X - Dr. Seuss Classics Hardcover Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
RE191 - Sheila Rae, the Brave Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $40.50 1 $40.50
CB783 - Listen, Read & Rhyme with Dr. Seuss • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.50 1 $39.50

Materials cost

$324.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.56

Total project goal

$457.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $457.07

1 Donor

-$457.07

Donations toward project cost

-$388.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.56

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