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Mrs. Kowalski from Shreveport, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhancing Reading with Current Events

My students need 24 weekly readers and a set of Multilevel Reading Comprehension Activity Pockets.

  • $182 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Students are struggling with reading comprehension nationwide. Please urge them to be more interested in reading.

Located in a state struggling to financially provide for the students.

Students are receiving little to no additional reading materials aside from their basal. Students are in need of reading materials that directly relate to them on weekly basis.

My Project

Weekly readers are designed to provide interesting and relevant information to students. The readers will increase the students worldly knowledge as well as vocabulary and comprehension skills. The readers will be used as whole class instruction once a week. Along with a discussion on each article, students will do cross-curricular assignments related to each article. The comprehension activity pack will be used in small group and individual instruction to address specific reading skills. This will provide a hands-on approach to spike the interest of those students not generally interested in reading. It will also provide reinforcement of skills.

Please strongly consider making a donation and impacting a child's life.

This will make students eager to read and learn about the world around them. Without reading a child will not succeed in school or within the world. Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Kowalski Walnut Hill Elementary Middle 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.

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Shreveport, LA 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WR News Senior Edition (Grades 4-6; For Orders of 15 or More Subscriptions) • Weekly Reader $3.00 24 $72.00
FF329 - Multilevel Reading Comprehension Activity Pockets • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$101.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.20

Sales tax

 $8.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$154.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.28

Total project goal

$181.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.88

1 Donor

-$181.88

Donations toward project cost

-$154.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.28

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