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Mr. Silva from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comprehending Does the Brain Good

My students need reading comprehension/reading skills cards to practice and enhance their reading levels and comprehension.

  • $703 goal

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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

As a teacher in a low-income school, my students are faced with many economic and emotional challenges both in and out of the classroom. My campus is a Title I school where the majority of the students are considered at risk. My class consists of bilingual students that are learning to speak, write and spell in English and Spanish. Although, many of my students struggle with the English language they come to school every day eager to learn. Despite their challenges, they work hard to achieve academic success!

My Project

Reading comprehension practice cards are a great resource to engage my students in reading. These cards include the following: fiction, non-fiction, poetry and many other engaging texts that students enjoy reading.

These instructional cards will be use to teach and engage students with reading, comprehension, grammar and vocabulary.

It would be splendid if every student had a few sets of cards to practice with his or her partner.

This resource is great for beginning and advance readers. It also provides additional instructional support for my bilingual students.

I feel my students will really enjoy understanding what they are reading as they practice these skills with the teacher and with one another.

Mr. Silva Jewel Askew Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Houston, TX View local requests

More than half 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

18 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG675X - Finding Evidence Comprehension Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $229.00 1 $229.00
PP468 - Reading Comprehension Practice Cards - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
PP668 - Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Practice Cards - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
HH154 - Fiction & Nonfiction Paired Passages - Gr. 5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
HH152 - Fiction & Nonfiction Paired Passages - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
FF479 - Fluency & Comprehension Partner Scripts - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
HH153 - Fiction & Nonfiction Paired Passages - Gr. 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LL398 - Understanding Multiple Meanings Teaching Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$558.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$597.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.41

Total project goal

$702.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $702.71

1 Donor

-$702.71

Donations toward project cost

-$597.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.41

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