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Ms. O. from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ESL Lit. Circles Need Literature! Help 15 Kids Learn English

My ESLstudents need 15 copies of 3 book titles "How Tia Lola Came To Stay", "Breath Eyes Memory", "Before We Were Free"

  • $529 goal

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High need ESL population needs reading resources to pass state exams! At a small high school with limited resources, it is important for teachers to be creative to provide already disadvantaged kids with the tools to succeed.

My ESL students are intermediate and beginners who have limited English proficiency. They are in a small class with me where I need to help them build their reading skills in order to strengthen their comprehension in their other literacy based classes. Our school is a small new school with not a lot of money and we really need the resources to be able to give ESL students and opportunity to learn English.

As a skilled ESL teacher, I will create literature circles, reading buddies, and reading and writing workshops that track students' learning. Each book gradually increases in level of difficulty and I do hope to may student's reading level jump by at least 2 grade levels by the end of the year. Just provide me the resources and I'll make it happen! =)

If we want students to learn English and pass exams and really have an equal learning opportunity, allow me to experiment with deep reading with them and help them be a contender with native English speakers! It will make a huge difference to have these resources and improve their reading abilities.

Ms. O. James Baldwin School Excp Learning Grades 9-12

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New York, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

15 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Breath, Eyes, Memory: A Novel Edwidge Danticat • Barnes and Noble $12.55 15 $188.25
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay Julia Alvarez • Barnes and Noble $5.39 15 $80.85
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th Ed) • AKJ Books $15.26 1 $15.26
Before We Were Free • AKJ Books $5.67 15 $85.05

Materials cost

$369.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$433.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.05

Total project goal

$528.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.05

6 Donors

-$254.41

Donations toward project cost

-$216.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.16

match offer

-$255.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.31

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 $0.00

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