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

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Encouraging Reluctant Readers

My students need books from multiple genres and reading level, such as Harry Potter, The Giver, and Code Name Verity.

  • $401 goal

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My Students

Reading is such an enjoyable pat time and is even more enjoyable when shared with others. In our class we love to read together and discuss what we have read.

My students can mostly be described as reluctant readers.

They often profess a distaste for books, but often it is because they have not found the right book. Many times they do not have access to books readily at home, they therefore do not have a means by which to discover what book is right for them.

My Project

At the beginning of every school year, students reading level and fluency are determined and a goal for improvement is set. Our hope is to get the student to not only reach that goal but to surpass it. We encourage reading by looking for the right book for each student. In order to do that we need books in a variety of genres and levels.

Reading helps to broaden a student's mind and exposes them to a world that they might not otherwise see or enjoy.

By giving them choices they hopefully find the style that fits them and encourages a lifetime passion for books.

Mrs. Salazar Bleyl Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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

150 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ripper • Amazon $8.99 3 $26.97
Thirteen Reasons Why • Amazon $6.72 4 $26.88
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) • Amazon $6.59 4 $26.36
Code Name Verity • Amazon $6.51 4 $26.04
Speak • Amazon $6.41 4 $25.64
If I Stay • Amazon $6.39 4 $25.56
The Giver (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf)) • Amazon $6.29 4 $25.16
The Hunger Games (Book 1) • Amazon $6.22 4 $24.88
Never Fall Down: A Novel • Amazon $7.94 3 $23.82
Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone • Amazon $7.73 3 $23.19
Between Shades of Gray • Amazon $5.17 3 $15.51
Birthmarked • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Snitch • Amazon $8.80 1 $8.80
You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys • Amazon $7.19 1 $7.19
Zombie Queen of Newbury High • Amazon $7.00 1 $7.00
Bones of Faerie: Book 1 (The Bones of Faerie Trilogy) • Amazon $4.00 1 $4.00

Materials cost

$305.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.10

Total project goal

$400.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $400.68

5 Donors

-$280.68

Donations toward project cost

-$238.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.10

match offer

-$120.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

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 $0.00

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