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Ms. Gadbut from Rancho Cordova, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ELD: English Language Deficiency- Supplementing an Insufficient Curriculum

Help me give my students the materials they need to become fluent and confident with English.

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My Project

I've taught English Language Development (ELD) for students who are brand new to the United States for the past three school years and I will be teaching it this upcoming school year as well. When I tell people that I teach students who speak a variety of languages and tend to speak very little to no English, they always assume that communicating with the students is the hardest part of teaching ELD. However, the hardest part is that the curriculum provided for them isn't close to being sufficient. I've taught ELD for newcomers in two districts and they both purchase a workbook curriculum produced by National Geographic. The mistake these workbooks make is that they assume that if a student is older, they don't need the basics of learning a language like the alphabet and phonics.

It doesn't matter how old a student is, when they're learning a language they need to start with the basics of that language.

Since the workbooks don't cover the basics, I have spent all of my prep time for the last three years trying to find alphabet, phonics, sight word, and grammar basics resources that the workbooks skip. I've also spent well over a thousand dollars purchasing materials to try and help my students. Spending all this time finding resources has often meant not having time to give students' work the amount of feedback I'd like to in order to aid in their growth. It also means sometimes settling for resources that are just an okay fit for students' needs rather than a great fit because the best materials are not something I can always afford to purchase myself. A TPT gift card, sight word resources, and the books in this project will allow me to have a bank of resources readily available to serve the diverse language needs of my students.

Ms. Gadbut W.E. Mitchell Middle School Grades 6-8

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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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rancho Cordova, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on TPT • TPT $100.00 2 $200.00
Learning Resources LER8598 Sight Words Swat! A Sight Words Game • Amazon Business $16.97 1 $16.97
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 1 - Homeschooling & Classroom Resource Workbook, Reproducible Worksheets, Teaching Edition, Fiction and Nonfiction, Lesson Plans, Test Prep • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Scholastic Week By Week Phonics and Word Study for the Intermediate Grades, Grades 3-6 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Extra Practice for Struggling Readers: Phonics: Motivating Practice Packets That Help Intermediate Students Build Essential Decoding Skills to Succeed in Reading and Writing • Amazon Business $9.61 1 $9.61
12 Fabulously Funny Fairy Tale Plays: Humorous Takes on Favorite Tales That Boost Reading Skills, Build Fluency & Keep Your Class Chuckling With Lots of Read-Aloud Fun! • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Learn to Read: Phonics Storybook: 25 Simple Stories & Activities for Beginner Readers • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
My Phonics Workbook: 101 Games and Activities to Support Reading Skills (My Workbook) • Amazon Business $8.22 1 $8.22
Scholastic Success with Reading Tests Grade 3 Workbook • Amazon Business $5.35 1 $5.35
Scholastic Success with Grammar Grade 3 Workbook • Amazon Business $4.54 1 $4.54

Materials cost

$290.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.11

Total project goal

$414.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.04

2 Donors

-$409.62

Donations toward project cost

-$351.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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