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Mr. Linley from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books on Tape for English Language Learners

My students need these twenty two books with accompanying audio cds.

  • $575 goal

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My Students

Books are the foundation of education. We all know this. It is a sad fact that students in America do not have adequate access to them. The more exposure children have to quality literature, the richer their lives will be. This is obvious. Your help will be an invaluable gift.

I am a first grade teacher in California.

Approximately 60 percent of the students at our school are African American, about 30 percent are Latino, and the remaining 10 percent are a mix of Pakistani, Ethiopian, Anglo American and others. The vast majority of our students qualify for free breakfast and lunch. I always have many talented children in my classes, and I am always looking to expand the educational program I deliver. I am strong believer in the public education - perhaps you are too. The reality, however, is that public schools are typically not organized well enough to give students the materials they need. Children should be read at least one book a day - don't you think? At least. In our school district there are 180 instructional days. The books I have received (over ten years) from the district for use in my classroom amount to only a small fraction of what is needed.

My Project

The books selected for this project are all books on tape. These are books that are produced by professional media companies using professional actors and musicians. They are a valuable supplement to the literacy curriculum and kids love them. Especially English Language Learners. Students who are learning English gain greatly from listening to books on tape because they can return to them again and again, gleaning greater understanding of the text as they listen.

Each title in this selection of books is outstanding.

All are books that our children ought to have access to in school. Give these children the gift of reading! Your generosity will be greatly appreciated. Rest assured, this donation will make a real difference.

Mr. Linley Crescent Heights SJ Magnet 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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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Award Winning Book and CD Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.70 1 $50.70
Green Eggs and Ham: Book & CD Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Book & CD Dr. Seuss, Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Dr. Seuss's ABC: Book & CD Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Book & CD Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ray Charles, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Read-Along Book and CD Favorite Series) Bernard Waber • Barnes and Noble $9.39 2 $18.78
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly [With CD] Pam Adams, Pam Adams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 2 $10.24
Fox in Socks: Book & CD Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
The Cat in the Hat: Book & CD Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
The Three Little Pigs Book and CD Paul Galdone, Paul Galdone (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.39 2 $18.78
Jamaica's Find (Read along Book and CD Series) Juanita Havill, Anne Sibley O'Brien (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.39 1 $9.39
The Silly Book with CD Stoo Hample, Stoo Hample (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 2 $23.22
Cat in the Hat Comes Back Dr. Seuss, Read by Kelsey Grammer • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Frog Thing Eric Drachman, Narrated by Eric Drachman, James Muscarello (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.95 2 $25.90
Old MacDonald Had a Farm [With CD] Pam Adams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 2 $10.24
The Tree [With CD] Dana Lyons, David Danioth (Illustrator), Foreword by Pete Seeger • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Three Little Kittens Book and CD Paul Galdone • Barnes and Noble $9.39 2 $18.78
Down by the Bay [With CD (Audio)] Roberta Collier-Morales, Produced by Kim Mitzo Thompson, Produced by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand • Barnes and Noble $4.26 2 $8.52
Gigantic Turnip W/CD Aleksei Tolstoy, Niamh Sharkey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Jack and the Beanstalk [With CD (Audio)] Richard Walker, Niamh Sharkey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 2 $27.58
What I Like!: Poems for the Very Young Gervase Phinn, Jane Eccles (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Mike and the Bike Michael Ward, Bob Thomson (Illustrator), Foreword by Lance Armstrong • Barnes and Noble $13.79 2 $27.58
Stones & Bones Char Matejovsky, Robaire Ream (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.24 1 $16.24
Headphones for Listening Center • Kaplan Early Learning Company $12.86 3 $38.58

Materials cost

$399.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.71

Sales tax

 $36.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$488.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.14

Total project goal

$574.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $574.29

1 Donor

-$91.76

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.01

match offer

-$479.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$407.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.24

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