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Mrs. Cruz from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Love to Read

Help me give my students a home library to develop their love for reading.

  • $690 goal

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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 Project

Did you know when parents read to their children, they tend to develop larger vocabularies, become better readers and perform better in school? Emergent literacy skills are critical pre-requisite skills that children need to develop before they can learn to read.

Children learn new vocabulary in many ways, including through reading books and talking with adults in their environment.

Studies have shown that the larger a child’s vocabulary, the quicker they will learn to read, as they are familiar with more of the words they will encounter. This is why I would like to provide parents with a workshop on how to read with their child at home. The workshop will teach parents how to implement pre-emergent reading skills and vocabulary development by reading to their child for 5-10 minutes a night. At the end of the workshop I would like to provide parents with a take home library in order to start implementing the pre-emergent reading skills at home. Parents will be helping in developing their child's literacy skills.

Please help me in making my vision come alive by donating to my project.

Mrs. Cruz PS/MS 29 Melrose School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

36 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Let's Find Out: My Rebus Readers (Single Copy Set) - Box 1 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $24.95 20 $499.00

Materials cost

$499.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.90

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$586.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.48

Total project goal

$689.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $689.86

1 Donor

-$689.86

Donations toward project cost

-$586.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.48

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