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Ms. Chalfant from Santa Clara, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Contribute to a Leveled Library!

The cost of two leveled reader collections with a total of 94 books is $604, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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Hi! I am a second grade teacher at a low-income school in Santa Clara, CA, and I am looking to add to my classroom library. I am implementing a new Reading Workshop model in my classroom for the 2006-2007 school year, and am looking for some non-fiction texts to add that can be leveled to the students I teach. Non-fiction texts are one of the most difficult genres to teach because the level of most texts is usually high above the level of my second graders. I teach a non-fiction unit in reading AND writing, so the books will serve as a sounding base for Reading Workshop and for mentor texts in Writing Workshop. Research shows that when children read at their independent reading level, they can successfully practice the strategies taught in class. Please contribute to helping my children read by donating for our leveled non-fiction library.

Ms. Chalfant Hughes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

20 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AKJ Almost Big Starter Collection -- Levels One -- Twenty(2005) -- 58 Book Set • AKJ Educational Services $229.85 1 $229.85
AKJ Reading Recovery Level Cluster -- Levels Eleven -- Fifteen(2005) -- 36 Book Set • AKJ Educational Services $163.28 1 $163.28

Materials cost

$393.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$495.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.68

Total project goal

$603.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $603.76

9 Donors

-$582.45

Donations toward project cost

-$495.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.31

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