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Mrs. Santiago from Ridgewood, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Great Readers Need Reading Books At Home!

My students need leveled book sets, bags to carry the books and a journal to respond in.

  • $522 goal

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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.

My Students

Do you remember being read to at home every night? Unfortunately, many of my students have parents who do not read english and may miss out on this all important activity!

My students are mostly English Language Learners who live in a low socio-economic urban area in New York City.

Most of their parents are immigrants from other countries who do not speak English but work very hard with their children. I want them to succeed at reading and to build their self esteem and confidence.

My Project

I am requesting books that are leveled. Leveled books are books that readers can read independently on their own. These books will be available for my students to take home to read by themselves. I am also requesting special bags to keep the books they borrow in and journals that they can use to respond to the books.

One of the major differences between good and poor readers is the amount of time students spend reading.

Many studies have found a strong relationship between reading ability and how much a student reads. Learning to read is challenging. Getting lots of practice in books at the right level of difficulty builds confidence, motivation, and success.

Mrs. Santiago PS 81 Jean Paul Richter Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Ridgewood, NY 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

22 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA787 - My First Draw & Write Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 3 $98.85
BG507 - Best-Buy Book Bags - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 5 $34.75
LL614 - Level D Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
LL613 - Level C Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
LL612 - Level B Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $33.95 1 $33.95
LL611 - Level A Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $38.95 1 $38.95
AA305 - Level D Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $30.95 1 $30.95
AA304 - Level C Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $31.95 1 $31.95
AA303 - Level B Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $30.95 1 $30.95
AA302 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $31.95 1 $31.95

Materials cost

$402.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$443.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.22

Total project goal

$521.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $521.45

1 Donor

-$97.00

Donations toward project cost

-$82.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.55

match offer

-$424.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$360.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.67

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