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Mrs. Stanford from Cleveland, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Leap Our Reading Into the Next Level!

My students need 4 Tag reading system, cases, and age appropriate books to build their reading and comprehension skills.

  • $562 goal

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My Students

"Read it again, please Mrs. S, read it again!" This is a phrase I often hear after each story I read in my kindergarten classroom. I wish I could read all day long, and with the tag reading systems I'll be able to!

My Kindergarten students attend an urban charter school which is very sparse with its supplies.

At the beginning of the school year, we are supplied with a hook for each child, four tables, and 25 student chairs. Just enough to have 25 students sit at their tables, yet nothing more. My students are eager to learn, and I would love to supply them with as much enrichment as possible.

My Project

Hart and Risley (2003) estimate that by the age of 4, there is a 30-million-word deficit in language experiences between children of higher and lower socioeconomic status. That is why it is so important that when these students come into my kindergarten classroom I supply them with as much enrichment that is virtually possible. With these Tag readers, students will never need to wait for me to read! Even students that are struggling readers will be able to sound out words, or even have the story read to them.

I believe that with these Tag readers and library of books we will be able to begin to bridge that gap of a 30-million-word deficit!

It is never too late to get caught up, and the sooner the better. Why not start in kindergarten?

Mrs. Stanford East Academy 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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Cleveland, OH 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

50 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Go Diego Go! Underwater Mystery----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $13.98 1 $13.98
Pirates! The Treasure of Turtle Island----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $13.98 1 $13.98
Foster s Home for Imaginary Friends: The Golden Paddleball----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $13.98 1 $13.98
Tag Storage Case----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $14.98 4 $59.92
TAG SCHOOL TITLES: MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY DS • ABC School Supply, Inc $13.77 1 $13.77
TAG SUPER SPELLER • ABC School Supply, Inc $13.77 1 $13.77
TAG SCHOOL READER • School Specialty Inc. $66.50 4 $266.00

Materials cost

$395.40

Vendor shipping charges

$40.55

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$476.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.16

Total project goal

$561.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$561.04

9 Donors

-$503.13

Donations toward project cost

-$476.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.91

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$0.00

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