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Ms. Power from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Readers Need Guided Reading

Help me give my students high quality guided reading books that students at all levels can enjoy!

  • $2,200 goal

This project expired on March 20, 2019.

This project expired on March 20, 2019.

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

Our students are creative, spirited, and eager to learn about the world around them. Our students are some of the kindest and caring individuals I have ever met. They consistently show empathy and the desire to learn on a daily basis. They come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Our school is a Title I, K1-5 turnaround school in Dorchester, MA. In an effort to close the opportunity gap and increase academic achievement, our students’ goal is to make 1.5 years of reading growth. Our students are voracious readers who deserve the opportunity to have access to many books that interest them.

As a school,​ we believe the importance of strong reading skills cannot be stressed enough.

Consequently, strong reading skills are essential to improving academic outcomes and pushing students toward college and career readiness.

My Project

At our school, we carry the conviction that the most efficient and significant reading growth occurs when students love what they are reading. Guided reading instruction provides targeted attention to students at their reading level. Our Bookroom lacks a variety of guided reading material in the level L-Y range. Your donation will strengthen our Bookroom library by providing books more representative of diverse student cultural backgrounds, interests, and reading levels.

High-quality guided reading materials will help get all students reading on or above grade level.

High quality reading instruction requires high quality texts. Our students deserve and need these materials to unlock their literacy potential. With your support,​ we will have the appropriate leveled texts necessary to provide effective individualized instruction to best meet the needs of our students.

Ms. Power Up Academy Dorchester 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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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Collection: Grade 5 Best Sellers (20 books) • AKJ Education $118.13 6 $708.78
Guided Reading Collection: Grade 5 Fiction/Nonfiction Paired Studies (16 books) • AKJ Education $92.75 6 $556.50
Guided Reading Collection: Grade 4 Fiction/Nonfiction Paired Studies (16 books) • AKJ Education $91.18 6 $547.08

Materials cost

$1,812.36

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,869.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$329.92

Total project goal

$2,199.47

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