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Mrs. Montoya from Peekskill, NY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Leaping into Technology and Reading with Leap Frog Readers!

My students need exposure to technology and reading. I am asking for these Leap Reader pens and supporting books to help them become independent readers while encouraging interest and curiosity about technology.

  • $1,143 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I have a wonderful group of struggling readers who live in a high needs district. Our school district provides FREE breakfast AND lunch to ALL students, which speaks to the high needs of our students. Funding is limited and therefore as a teacher, I find myself spending a good portion of my own money to support my classroom needs. Therefore, for this project in particular, I am reaching out to YOU for help.

This year, I hope to help my struggling readers by offering additional reading support through Leap Pads.

Leap pads offer an opportunity for students to work independently with assistance from the Leap Frog pen as they navigate through unfamiliar text. It is my hope that with your support, I can pilot a Leap Frog program in the first grade.

My Project

My students are bright, cheerful and excited to learn, however, due to a variety of circumstances, they're not always able to gain access to basic needs.

As a result, the playing field for my students is less than equal.

It is my hope, that using LEAP Readers in the classroom will encourage reading, use of technology (which is something affluent surrounding districts readily have access to) and help my students to reach or exceed end of year benchmark goals. IF students can read and use technology, we even the playing field and make their future hopes and dreams easier to achieve.

I plan to use the materials during independent work time. While I pull small groups of 4-6 students for guided reading instruction, my plan is to have students who need extra help use the Leap Frog pens and Readers to practice reading skills they have yet to master. Then as I pull more students to my guided reading table, different groups of students will rotate into the Leap Frog Pen station. Therefore, all students will have access to and benefit from the Leap Frog pen and reading station.

Mrs. Montoya
Grades PreK-2
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 20 students.

    15 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LeapFrog LeapReader System Learn to Read 10 Book Bundle • Amazon Business $45.00 6 $270.00
LeapFrog Headphones, Green (for LeapFrog Epic, LeapPad Platinum, LeapPad Ultra, LeapStart Preschool & Pre-Kindergarten, LeapStart Kindergarten & 1st Grade, LeapPad2, LeapPad3, LeapReader, LeapsterGS Explorer) • Amazon Business $32.75 6 $196.50
LeapFrog LeapReader Interactive Human Body Discovery Set (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $29.94 6 $179.64
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 4 (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $18.99 5 $94.95
LeapFrog LeapReader Writing Workbook: Write it! Talking Words Factory • Amazon Business $10.29 6 $61.74
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 1 (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
LeapFrog LeapReader Deluxe Writing Workbook: Learn to Write Letters with Mr. Pencil • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
LeapFrog LeapReader Learn to Read, Volume 2 (works with Tag) • Amazon Business $28.79 1 $28.79

Materials cost

$927.56

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$971.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$171.44

Total project goal

$1,142.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,142.91

13 Donors

-$740.26

Donations toward project cost

-$644.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.04

match offer

-$385.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$327.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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