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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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Little Readers for Little Readers!

My students need 80 different sight word books and sentence builders to improve reading and writing skills.

  • $376 goal

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My Students

"Mrs. S, what is this big word??" Students won't have this problem anymore with sets of leveled readers!

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 book 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. My students need 80 different sight word books and sentence builders to improve reading and writing skills. Students will never need to wait for me to read! Even students that are struggling readers will be able to sound out words in these stories! They will also practice their writing skills with these tools.

I believe that with these little leveled readers 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT368 - Sentence Building Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
EE567 - Creating Sight-Word Sentences Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
TT536 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
TT235 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
EE667 - Lakeshore Word Family Readers • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95

Materials cost

$279.70

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$318.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.28

Total project goal

$375.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $375.18

2 Donors

-$187.59

Donations toward project cost

-$159.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.14

match offer

-$187.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$159.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.14

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 $0.00

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