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Mrs. Helgeson from Goshen, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Increasing Reading Achievement in My Science Classroom II

My students need 13 science-related AR books to read.

  • $131 goal

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My classroom is an interactive learning environment filled with questions, investigations, and encouragement to find as much knowledge as possible about science and prepare for future science classes in college.

My students attend a Title I school. They are poor, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and have a thirst for knowledge and belonging. Their scores on standardized tests are improving in all areas except reading. Creating a classroom library and encouraging reading will help our students improve their reading skills, which will be evaluated on a yearly basis. Unfortunately, our school does not have the funding to supply my classroom due to proration.

I would like to create this science AR library in my classroom to help my students in four ways. First, to improve their reading skills through practice and comprehension testing. Secondly, to help the students retain information taught in class. Thirdly, to help them improve scores on standardized science tests. Lastly, I want to increase their reading and knowledge level to help them succeed in future science classes in college.

Your contribution will ensure success for my students in all of these areas for many years to come.

Mrs. Helgeson Goshen High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Goshen, AL 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

250 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vaccines Don Nardo • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Ecology: the Study of Living Things (Investigating Science) Terry J. Jennings • Barnes and Noble $2.49 1 $2.49
Bacteria and Viruses Peggy Thomas • Barnes and Noble $17.21 1 $17.21
Cell Regulation: Understanding How Cell Functions. Growth, and Division are Regulated Lois Sakany • Barnes and Noble $2.38 1 $2.38
Plant Cells: The Building Blocks of Plants Darlene R. Stille • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Flowering Plant Division Rebecca Stefoff • Barnes and Noble $5.99 1 $5.99
Classifying Nonflowering Plants (Classifying Living Things) Francine Galko • Barnes and Noble $9.95 1 $9.95
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters Matt Ridley • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Genetics: Unlocking the Secrets of Life (Innovators) Nathan Aaseng • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Floratorium Joanne F. Oppenheim • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Environmental Time Bomb: Our Threatened Planet Haddock, Patricia • Barnes and Noble $1.99 1 $1.99
Ecology (Eyewitness Books Series) Steve Pollock • Barnes and Noble $10.87 1 $10.87
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cell Structures: Understanding Cells with and Without a Nucleus Lesli J. Favor • Barnes and Noble $23.85 1 $23.85

Materials cost

$84.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.47

Sales tax

 $3.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$106.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.45

Total project goal

$130.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $130.27

2 Donors

-$54.15

Donations toward project cost

-$53.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

match offer

-$65.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$53.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.97

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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