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

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Guided Reading Books Needed

Help me give my students guided reading books that are just right for them to read in order to improve their reading skills.

  • $514 goal

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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

As a first grade public school teacher in a low income/high need community, I try to expose my first grade students to all facets of learning in order to help them meet their potential and enjoy the learning experience.

I have a group of ambitious and eager public school students who love to read and write.

They are learning to apply what they learned in order to comprehend and delve deeply into various fiction stories and non-fiction texts during reading workshop and guided reading.

My Project

Many first graders are just learning how to read. They learn various reading and comprehension skills during reading workshop, independent and partner reading, shared reading, literacy centers, and guided reading groups.

Specific easy to read books that are aligned to students' reading levels are critical to use during all reading lessons throughout the day.

These books are used to help students practice their reading skills, enhance their comprehension, expose them to new words, and help them gain confidence to become better readers. Students can apply the skills developed during their reading lessons to other subjects like writing, math, science, and social studies.

Ms. Chertok PS 84 Jose De Diego Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Ms. Chertok

Brooklyn, 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Have You Seen My Cat? • AKJ Education $5.83 4 $23.32
Sammy • AKJ Education $5.80 4 $23.20
Harry and the Horse • AKJ Education $5.07 4 $20.28
Things I Can Do • AKJ Education $4.67 4 $18.68
Things I Do With My Friends • AKJ Education $4.67 4 $18.68
Our Town • AKJ Education $4.67 4 $18.68
Bedtime • AKJ Education $4.38 4 $17.52
I Went to the Beach • AKJ Education $4.38 4 $17.52
Winnie All Day Long • AKJ Education $4.37 4 $17.48
Joshua James Likes Trucks • AKJ Education $4.34 4 $17.36
Sal Sleeps In • AKJ Education $3.76 4 $15.04
Biggest Fish, The • AKJ Education $3.76 4 $15.04
Digger Makes a Friend • AKJ Education $3.76 4 $15.04
Above and Below • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
When I Grow Up • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Playground Friends • AKJ Education $3.64 4 $14.56
Pancakes, Crackers and Pizza • AKJ Education $3.61 4 $14.44
Scaredy Cat • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Little Red Hen Makes Soup • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Who Lives Here? • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Rain • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Cat and Dog • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
Whose Forest Is It? • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
See How It Grows • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
All Through The Week with Cat and Dog • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64
How's the Weather? • AKJ Education $2.91 4 $11.64

Materials cost

$400.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$436.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.07

Total project goal

$513.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $513.80

2 Donors

-$469.68

Donations toward project cost

-$436.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.12

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 $0.00

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