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Ms. Gruver from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Leap Into Reading!

My students need TAG reading systems, TAG books, and headphones to allow them to participate in independent reading!

  • $368 goal

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My Students

The TAG reading system is proven to help students build their independent reading skills on many different levels, and my students would love the opportunity to use a set of TAG readers in our classroom!

I teach a group of highly motivated, HIGHLY active first graders!

With 17 boys in my class and 11 girls, we have a lot of movement in our classroom, which means we need a lot of different types of learning opportunities! My students come from a high poverty neighborhood, where most don't even have a bed to sleep in and food on the table, let alone access to basic classroom supplies.

My Project

I am so excited to introduce you to the TAG reading system from LeapFrog! With the combination of headphones, and the amazing TAG pen, students can touch a page, word, or letter in their book and hear it read to them. This allows students to participate in independent reading on many different levels; the lowest students being read to, the middle students developing their phonics skills, and the highest students acquiring vocabulary while still learning proper pronunciations. The variety of Learn to Read books introduce students to all of the major phonics skills and patterns, and the flash cards and spelling activities allow the students to practice those patterns in a hands on way!

When you have a classroom with 28 highly active, first graders, who are years behind in their reading skills education, it is difficult to give every student the attention they need to be successful.

By adding the TAG reading system to our classroom, it allows the students to function reading independently on their own levels. By helping us purchase this TAG reading system, you are helping us to become career and college ready in our classroom!

Ms. Gruver Smith Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Chicago, IL View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LeapFrog TAG Reading System, Purple • Amazon $26.99 2 $53.98
LeapFrog Tag Storage Case • Amazon $12.66 3 $37.98
LeapFrog Headphones, Green • Amazon $11.90 3 $35.70
LeapFrog Headphones, Pink • Amazon $11.69 3 $35.07
LeapFrog TAG Reading System, Green • Amazon $24.50 1 $24.50
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 2 (works with Tag) • Amazon $16.19 1 $16.19
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 1 (works with Tag) • Amazon $15.99 1 $15.99
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 3 (works with Tag) • Amazon $15.99 1 $15.99
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 4 (works with Tag) • Amazon $14.09 1 $14.09
LeapFrog LeapReader Junior: Ready to Read Book Set (works with Tag Junior) • Amazon $9.97 1 $9.97
LeapFrog LeapReader Interactive Talking Words Factory Flash Cards (works with Tag) • Amazon $9.57 1 $9.57
Leapfrog Tag Super Speller • Amazon $8.98 1 $8.98

Materials cost

$278.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.09

Total project goal

$367.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.27

4 Donors

-$149.22

Donations toward project cost

-$130.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.63

Matching donations from our partners

-$213.64

Match offers toward project cost

-$181.59

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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