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Ms. D. from Berwyn, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fostering Fluent First Grade Readers

My students need 32 books with a read-along CD for each book and 2 portable CD players each with AC adapter.

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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.

When was the last time you enjoyed a good book? If you are a literate person you probably have a love of reading that developed early on in your education! I have many fond memories of reading with my mother and sisters. My little first graders love to hear stories and are eager to read too. However, most of them are not independent readers yet and a majority of them are reading below grade level expectations. They live in a high needs community. Many of them go home to parents whom speak and read in a primary language other than English. Some of the parents are busy with work and so many other obligations. Additionally some of the parents are challenged at modeling fluent reading. Their parents are very caring and want their children to learn, yet many of them have obstacles that get in the way of reading aloud to their child. My work day starts with many hugs and smiles from my first graders. They are so excited to be at school and learning. They are so eager to read! Their faces light up when they hear me read and they light up even more as when they to learn to read. I want to continue to foster that love of reading and learning not just at school but in their homes too! You can make a difference in a little first grader's life. You can be the one that makes it possible for a first grader to hear a bedtime story every night before they go to bed and help foster and nurture their love of reading! However, you will not need to stop by more than 20 homes a night to read to make this possible! Through your donation(s) I will purchase books with read along CDs so that each 1st grader in my class will be able to check out a book each night that they can listen to and read along with! Parents and siblings can listen too! I will lend out the CD players to students that don't have one. This project had no consumable materials so I will be able to use these materials for many first grade classes to come! My students need 32 books with read-a-long CDs. They also need 2 portable CD players with AC adapters. The cost of this proposal is $355.69, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment.

Ms. D. Karel Havlicek Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Berwyn, IL 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FD236 - AC Adaptor • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 2 $19.90
FD232 - Student CD Player • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 2 $79.00
Listen and Read Story Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.70 1 $50.70
A Read Along Book and CD Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.10 1 $42.10
Award Winning Book and CD Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.70 1 $50.70
Adventure Book and CD Set (set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $42.96 1 $42.96
Biscuit Book & Audio Set (set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $40.38 1 $40.38
CA609 - Sing-Along Read-Along Classics with CDs • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$355.69

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.57

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$417.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.54

Total project goal

$508.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.54

1 Donor

-$490.59

Donations toward project cost

-$417.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.95

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 $0.00

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