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Mr. Gianniny from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catching Up on Literacy in Brooklyn

My students need 13 subscriptions to Time For Kids and 25+ engaging reading books.

  • $493 goal

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My Students

I think it's safe to say that we begin reading about things that we enjoy. The challenge that my class of incredible 9th graders faces, is that they have outgrown the typical entry level children's books, but need access to engaging material as they begin their quest toward literacy.

We are a class of "freshmen" in a Career and Occupational Training High School, or an OTC, in New York.

Yes, it is a public school. My students have a variety of disabilities and a broad range of ability levels which have allowed them to be placed in a more restrictive learning environment at the OTC. Unfortunately, I feel that for some of them, this has also meant that they have not been given the opportunities to achieve what I know they are capable of - literacy. As we begin the new year, it has become very clear that my students are drawn to the library in our room. They love the pictures and ask me if they can borrow the books, so I have established a library card system and the kids can take the books home at night. Their enthusiasm is wonderful, but they cannot tell me the title of the books they borrow. I am coming to realize that I need to give them access to books that are age-appropriate, but from which we can begin with reading foundations.

My Project

The books that I am requesting are resources that build upon the interests that I have become aware of in our class. My students are drawn to graphic novels and how-to art books. They are excited and frustrated by mythology and folklore. The books that I have chosen represent a variety of lower level reading materials that will capture the interests they have expressed in class, and encourage them to make progress. The books also contain a variety of literary style, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reference materials, vocational, national geographic atlases, graphic novels, and children's books with humor that is flexible across age ranges. It is my hope to make this material an essential part of the year's curriculum, by incorporating daily reading responses, small group reading activities, and of course, by encouraging students to read on their own time.

My kids and I thank you in advance, as we look forward to what this year will bring.

There are so many things that we are planning, but this first step into literacy will be the foundation for everything we pursue. It is my pleasure to be teaching such a fine group of kids, and I hope to have the opportunity to implement this project. We can't wait to send out the Thank You cards for this one! Take care, and good luck to all!

Mr. Gianniny PS 721K Occupational Training Center Grades 9-12

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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.

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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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Arrival Shaun Tan, Shaun Tan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.94 1 $9.94
American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
I Will Make Miracles Susie Morgenstern, Jiang Hong Chen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Brian Floca, Brian Floca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
A Book of Sleep Il Sung Na • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Subway Christoph Niemann (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers, Third Edition National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $17.06 1 $17.06
Beginner's United States: A First Atlas for Beginning Explorers National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $12.95 1 $12.95
This is New York Miroslav Sasek • Barnes and Noble $12.27 1 $12.27
Up and down New York Tony Sarg, Preface by Jonathan Adler • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Jon Scieszka, A. Wolf, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Zen Shorts Jon J. Muth (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.30 1 $12.30
Fairy Tales and Fables Gyo Fujikawa (Illustrator), Eve Morel (Editor), Morel Eve (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
The Lady of Shalott Alfred Lord Tennyson, Genevieve Cote (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Jabberwocky (Visions in Poetry Series) Lewis Carroll, Stephane Jorisch (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
The Highwayman (Visions in Poetry) Alfred Noyes, Murray Kimber (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.57 1 $14.57
The Raven (Visions in Poetry Series) Edgar Allan Poe, Ryan Price (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.57 1 $14.57
My Letter to the World and Other Poems Emily Dickinson, Isabelle Arsenault (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.34 1 $15.34
In the Night Kitchen Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.27 1 $12.27
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.96 1 $9.96
Not a Box Antoinette Portis, Antoinette Portis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Diary of a Wombat Jackie French, Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.57 1 $9.57
Diary of a Baby Wombat Jackie French, Bruce Whatley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.52 1 $14.52
Me, All Alone, at the End of the World Kevin Hawkes, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.79 1 $13.79
Edition K - 1 (Grades Kindergarten and 1) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Our new K - 1 edition (geared towards Kindergarten and 1st grade) is a theme-based edition that helps build early literacy skills and gets students excited about reading. • Time for Kids $3.98 13 $51.74

Materials cost

$378.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$418.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.90

Total project goal

$492.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.68

4 Donors

-$475.04

Donations toward project cost

-$418.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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 $0.00

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