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Ms. Adamson from Jamaica, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fostering Literacy & Relations with a Multilingual Library

My students need 36 bilingual children's books in Bengali, Chinese, Tagalog, Spanish, Urdu, Arabic, and Punjabi.

  • $477 goal

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I am fortunate to be an ESL professional who teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) to students at one of the most culturally diverse schools in the State of New York. My third grade students are from countries such as Bangladesh, China, Yemen, Colombia, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. They are enthusiastic learners who want to be successful in school but sometimes have difficulty transitioning between an English based curriculum at school and their native language at home.

This year one of my top goals is to promote the essential academic connection between school and home. Some parents are concerned that since they do not speak English they cannot help with their child’s English based education. However, research shows that parents who read to their children, even in their native tongue, noticeably improve their child’s literacy skills. Also, students who read well in their native language are able to make significant gains in learning the English language.

A multilingual library in languages such as Bengali, Spanish, Arabic, Tagalog, Urdu, Punjabi, and Chinese will advance three major criteria in strengthening the school / home connection. First, it will support and foster my students' native and English language based studies. The books from this library will be lent to students to take home and share with their families. These books will be read by the student and parent in both English and their native language. Second, the multilingual library will help students develop the requisite vocabulary and necessary literacy skills for success at later grade levels. Thirdly, the library will promote and engage academic discussion at home between the parent and student while maintaining the student’s native language.

Your help will make it possible for my students to get the needed support at home in order to succeed while preserving their native language. A multilingual library will be consistently used and truly cherished by my students and their families. Finally, this library will foster the relationship among my students, their families, and myself, as we work towards amplifying student achievement.

Ms. Adamson PS 131 Abigail Adams Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Eating (Urdu- English) Gwenyth Swain, Gulshan Iqbal (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Mamy Wata and the Monster (Urdu-English), Vol. 1 Veronique Tadjo, Gulshan Iqbal (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Smiling (Urdu - English) Gwenyth Swain, Gulshan Iqbal (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Carrying (Punjabi-English) Gwenyth Swain, Mangat Rai (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Celebrating (Punjabi-English) Gwenyth Swain, Mangat Rai (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Frog and the Wide World (English-Punjabi) Max Velthuijs, Usha Bhardwaj (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.15 1 $12.15
Smiling (Punjabi-English) Gwenyth Swain, Mangat Rai (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Frog Is a Hero (Punjabi-English) Max Velthuijs, Usha Bhardwaj (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.15 1 $12.15
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel/Si Lakas at ang Makibaka Hotel (Bilingual edition: English and Tagalog) Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel (Illustrator), Eloisa D. de Jesus (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Brian Wildsmith's Animal Colors (Tagalog) Brian Wildsmith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Lakas and the Manilatown Fish / Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel (Illustrator), Magdalena de Guzman (Translator), Eloisa D. de Jesus (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Little Red Riding Hood/Caperucita Roja: A Bilingual Book Brothers Grimm, Chronicle Books, Pau Estrada, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Wilhelm Carl Grimm • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Three Little Pigs/Los Tres Cerditos Merce Escardo I. Bas, Merce Escardo I Bas, Pere Joan (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
The Day It Snowed Tortillas/ El dia que nevaron tortillas Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L. (Illustrator), Joe Hayes (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
Chameleon Races (Simplified Chinese-English) Laura Hambleton, Hong Dai (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Smiling (Arabic-English) Gwenyth Swain, Ahmed Al-Hamdi (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Carrying (Bengali - English) Gwenyth Swain, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Celebrating (Bengali - English) Gwenyth Swain, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Chameleon Races (Bengali-English) Laura Hambleton, Dorbesh Choudhury (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Chameleon Swims (Bengali-English) Laura Hambleton, Dorbesh Choudhury (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Come on,Daisy! (Bengali-English), Vol. 1 Jane Simmons, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Daisy and the Egg (Bengali-English), Vol. 1 Jane Simmons, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $10.75 1 $10.75
Eating (Bengali - English) Gwenyth Swain, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Grandma Nana (English-Bengali), Vol. 1 Veronique Tadjo, Veronique Tadjo (Illustrator), Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Mamy Wata and the Monster (Bengali-English), Vol. 1 Veronique Tadjo, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Frog Is a Hero (Bengali-English) Max Velthuijs, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $12.15 1 $12.15
Rama and the Demon King, Bengali/English-Language Edition: An Ancient Tale from India Jessica Souhami • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Smiling (Bengali - English) Gwenyth Swain, Kanai Datta (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Carrying (Urdu- English) Gwenyth Swain, Gulshan Iqbal (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Celebrating (Urdu- English) Gwenyth Swain, Gulshan Iqbal (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Chameleon Races (Urdu-English) Laura Hambleton • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Chameleon Swims (Urdu-English) Laura Hambleton • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Carrying (Arabic-English) Gwenyth Swain, Ahmed Al-Hamdi (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Celebrating (Arabic-English) Gwenyth Swain, Ahmed Al-Hamdi (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Chameleon Races (Arabic-English) Laura Hambleton, Ahmed Al-Hamdi (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Chameleon Swims (Arabic-English) Laura Hambleton, Ahmed Al-Hamdi (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05

Materials cost

$332.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.27

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$391.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.83

Total project goal

$476.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $476.83

4 Donors

-$460.00

Donations toward project cost

-$391.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.83

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