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Mr. Sao from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help my Students Build Their Reading Skills!

Help me give my students build their reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.

  • $352 goal

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My Project

These products from Lakeshore Learning Store will help increase my students reading skills. Many of my students are English Language Learners who may need additional resources to help increase their reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. These products have shown to be effective in helping my students improve their reading abilities, along with showing success in their test scores.

Please consider donating to this cause.

I am a first-year teacher with very limited resources in my classroom and with this, will help build my resources for the coming years of being a teacher. My students will greatly appreciate all of the support. Thank you so much!

Mr. Sao Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary School 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.

More about Mr. Sao

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Nearly all 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

19 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE503 - Building Fluency Card Bank - Gr 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
EE501 - Building Fluency Card Bank - Gr 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
PP468 - Reading Comprehension Practice Cards - Gr 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
LL863 - 5-Minute Vocabulary Practice Cards - Gr 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99

Materials cost

$242.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$298.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.73

Total project goal

$351.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$351.56

1 Donor

-$298.83

Donations toward project cost

-$298.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.73

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$0.00

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