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Ms. Alcantar from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Digging into Books in Our Native Language!

Help me give my students The opportunity to enjoy books in their native language.

  • $853 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

My students come from different nationalities and backgrounds. They are full of curiosity and hunger for learning. Everyone is unique in their own special way but have a few things in common. They all speak Spanish and are emergent English learners. Being a teacher in a title 1 school has made me realize that our Bilingual students often do not have enough resources, these books are an important piece to help increase reading levels in their native language and provide the strategies they need to improve comprehension. My students love to read but we currently lack enough books in their native language to have a full classroom library. Your donation would help, not only my students from this school year but years to come.

Ms. Alcantar Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX 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

44 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ready-to-Go Español 100 Book Classroom Library, Grade 2 • Scholastic $585.73 1 $585.73
LC988 - Tub O Spanish Words - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC989 - Tub O Spanish Words - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$645.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.15

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$724.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$127.86

Total project goal

$852.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $852.41

1 Donor

-$426.20

Donations toward project cost

-$362.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.93

match offer

-$426.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$362.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.93

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