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Mrs. Issa from Dearborn, MI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Meaningful Learning for Refugee Readers

My students need a variety of ESL resources and books to help them enjoy learning English. One storage cabinet will also help my students manage organizing their learning materials.

  • $1,347 goal

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My Students

As I welcome each new student to America and to my classroom, I make it a mission to make every learning experience meaningful and engaging. Many of my students have struggled with their families to seek refuge from their war torn countries. Listening to their stories has intensified my commitment to ensure they receive a healthy learning environment.

With each donation, you will play a role in providing the resources necessary for supporting the success of all my EL students.

My Project

My students need books, dominoes, sight word learning mats and other materials to help with learning. Having sets of reading and writing materials in my class will allow my refugee students work in groups within their English literacy levels. Understanding that every learner processes information differently, the literacy games, cards and building cubes will win the heart of my kinesthetic and visual learners too! Organization is essential in establishing efficiency in a classroom. The storage shelf will foster their skills in self-sufficiency, which results in a healthier learning environment.

My classroom has minimal ESL resources for my growing number of refugee students.

As I teach my mainstream students, my newcomers observe and desire to be a part of the rest of the class. I find myself struggling the majority of my prep time searching for free ESL resources online. With the proper learning materials, my English learners will no longer feel excluded from engaging learning opportunities. The generosity of your donation will be an investment in their love for learning.

Mrs. Issa McCollough - Unis School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Dearborn, MI 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

20 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids Birch Multi-Section Storage Cabinet with 15 Scoop Front Bins, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $349.99 1 $349.99
Leveled Texts for First Grade • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
Key Education Publishing Name That Word • Amazon Business $23.99 3 $71.97
180 Days of Reading, Writing, and Math for First Grade 3-Book Set (180 Days of Practice) • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
180 Days of Reading for First Grade (180 Days of Practice) • Amazon Business $16.09 3 $48.27
Week-by-Week Phonics Packets: 30 Independent Practice Packets That Help Children Learn Key Phonics Skills and Set the Stage for Reading Success • Amazon Business $14.96 3 $44.88
Didax Educational Resources Unifix Letter Cubes-Small Group • Amazon Business $41.46 1 $41.46
Using Good Manners (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers) • Amazon Business $4.99 6 $29.94
Learning Resources Basic Vocabulary Photo Cards • Amazon Business $27.97 1 $27.97
Educational Insights Sentence Building Dominoes • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
Educational Insights Phonics Dominoes - Long Vowels • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Educational Insights Phonics Dominoes - Blends & Digraphs • Amazon Business $22.32 1 $22.32
Lauri Toys Phonics Center Kit-Building Words • Amazon Business $22.11 1 $22.11
The MEGA-BOOK of Instant Word-Building Mats: 200 Reproducible Mats to Target & Teach Initial Consonants, Blends, Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Word Families, & More! • Amazon Business $21.27 1 $21.27
Key Education Publishing All Around Town • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
25 Read & Write Mini-Books That Teach Word Families: Fun Rhyming Stories That Give Kids Practice With 25 Keyword Families • Amazon Business $9.90 2 $19.80
20 Week-by-Week Word Family Packets: An Easy System for Teaching the Top 120 Word Families to Set the Stage for Reading Success (Teaching Resources) • Amazon Business $19.76 1 $19.76
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level C: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level D: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
180 Days of Reading for Second Grade (180 Days of Practice) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Key Education Sentence Building • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
DD-2828 - UNIFIX BLEND CUBES SET • Amazon Business $15.56 1 $15.56
Scholastic Teacher's Friend Sight Words Learning Mats, Multiple Colors (TF7106) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers Parent Pack: 15 Classic Stories That Are "Just Right" for Young Readers • Amazon Business $14.32 1 $14.32
Learning Mats -Word Family • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level B: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $13.30 1 $13.30
Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Levels E-F: 12 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61
First Little Readers Parent Pack: Guided Reading Level A: 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers • Amazon Business $10.87 1 $10.87
Pete the Cat Phonics Box: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $8.32 1 $8.32

Materials cost

$1,097.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,144.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$201.96

Total project goal

$1,346.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,346.40

11 Donors

-$878.06

Donations toward project cost

-$776.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.71

match offer

-$433.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$368.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

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