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

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Classroom Dictionaries Needed to Improve Student Vocabulary

My students need 35 copies of the Childrens Dictionary for help in improving spelling, vocabulary, reading and writing.

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A dictionary is the ultimate tool for any English teacher, and the ultimate aid for every student. I teach 6th grade English at a low income middle school with a high population of English Language Learners.

With such a high number of my students having immigrated to America in the recent past, they tend to struggle with the language. Their parents are often less proficient in English than the students and can offer very little help at home. Therefore, the situation in school calls for even more attention to be paid to the basics of the language, namely, vocabulary and spelling.

The classroom currently has only one dictionary, which students must share. Furthermore, this does not allow for any whole class instruction on using a dictionary. Therefore, I am requesting 35 copies of the Student's Dictionary so that all students can have the access and means to look words up as they read and write. With a class set I'll be able to run lessons that teach how to use a dictionary. Showing the students everything from how to find the word, to how to pronounce it and ultimately how to use it correctly.

Your generous donation will help bring the most essential of all tools to my students. There are few things more basic to an English student than a dictionary. Please allow my students every chance and opportunity to learn our language properly. Please give them the tools necessary to build on the most fundamental of human behaviors - communication. And lastly, keep in mind that these dictionaries will not only be used by the 100 students I have this year, but also by the thousands of students I'll have over the course of my career. Thank you in advance for considering this worthy and needed donation.

Mr. Trustey Junior High School 189 Daniel Carter Beard Grades 6-8

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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
AMERICAN HERITAGE STUDENT DICTIONARY -- American Heritage Student Dictionary • Quill Corporation $15.29 35 $535.15

Materials cost

$535.15

Vendor shipping charges

$53.52

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$619.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.88

Total project goal

$754.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$754.88

3 Donors

-$728.24

Donations toward project cost

-$619.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$109.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.64

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$0.00

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