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Ms. Knowlton from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cultivating a Love of Reading Through Reading Workshop

My students need these books because they will spark the curiosity and interest of even the most reluctant readers (and swiftly convert them to voracious readers)! Many align with the grade 4 state standards for math/science.

  • $963 goal

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I have the privilege to teach 29 ambitious, creative, and capable fourth grade students this upcoming school year (my third year teaching). These students attend a Level 5 "turnaround" school where 87% of students are “high needs” and 54% speak a first language other than English. I know that these students are entirely capable and will make great strides this year. They’re simply lacking the necessary tools/resources that could really make a difference in their learning.

Some of my students already harbor a love or reading, while others really need some inspiration, encouragement, and the tools to help them succeed.

It's my goal this year to cultivate a love of reading in my students, and to further challenge those who already possess it.

My Project

These books would make a profound difference in the reading lives of my students. Since we've adopted the Reading Workshop (which is a far more authentic and balanced method of literacy instruction that is differentiated by nature), students will be independently reading books at their reading level (at just the right level of challenge). However, many children are unfortunately "reluctant" readers.

These books will help entice the more reluctant readers since there is a wide variety of genres and topics.

I purposefully selected books that feature characters my students will identify with so they'll be far more likely to pick up a book willingly and not want to part with it after the 30-45 minute independent reading block. My goal this year is for ALL of my students to love reading, to do so consistently of their own volition, and to be equipped with the necessary strategies and skills to improve as readers. For that to happen I need a wide range of texts at a wide range of levels.

Any donation would be greatly appreciated and would be a contribution to this major endeavor.

Ms. Knowlton Paul Dever 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.

More about Ms. Knowlton

Dorchester, MA View local requests

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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
39 Clues (11 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $100.02 1 $100.02
Astronomy (12 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $79.56 1 $79.56
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (8 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $78.12 1 $78.12
Get Connected to Digital Literacy (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $40.22 1 $40.22
NGSS Fourth Grade- Waves 6 Book Collection • AKJ Education $39.40 1 $39.40
NGSS Fourth Grade- Earth's Systems:: Processes that Shaped the Earth 6 Book Collection • AKJ Education $39.10 1 $39.10
NGSS Fourth Grade- Energy 6 Book Collection • AKJ Education $38.96 1 $38.96
NGSS Fourth Grade- Structure, Function, and Information Processing 6 Book Collection • AKJ Education $38.08 1 $38.08
Fractions (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $34.23 1 $34.23
NGSS Fourth Grade- Engineering Design 4 Book Collection • AKJ Education $30.14 1 $30.14
Go Figure! Math Series (4 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $27.86 1 $27.86
Climate Change (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $27.39 1 $27.39
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
Firebird • AKJ Education $11.69 1 $11.69
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $11.04 1 $11.04
Reach 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding • AKJ Education $9.75 1 $9.75
Langston Hughes • AKJ Education $9.72 1 $9.72
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • AKJ Education $9.72 1 $9.72
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) • AKJ Education $8.39 1 $8.39
Speak • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Monster • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
The Giver • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $5.20 1 $5.20
Elijah of Buxton • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Hatchet • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Forged By Fire • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Peak • AKJ Education $4.97 1 $4.97
Esperanza Rising • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
The BFG • AKJ Education $4.64 1 $4.64
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
One Crazy Summer • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
American Tall Tales • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
The Wanderings of Odysseus The Story of the Odyssey • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
Kenny & the Dragon • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
Bronx Masquerade • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Escape To Freedom: A Play About Young Frederick Douglass • AKJ Education $3.89 1 $3.89

Materials cost

$776.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$817.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.32

Total project goal

$962.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $962.16

5 Donors

-$941.16

Donations toward project cost

-$817.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$123.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.00

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