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

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Please Help Me Teach My Students How to Read!

Help me give my students proper reading instruction using decodable readers that support the latest research based on the science of reading. My students also need individual primary journals to write in during writing time.

  • $531 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 Students

A melting pot is how I can describe my class, students who newly arrived from Africa, Dominican Republic, El Salvador and many other countries.

Afraid and timid they come, experiencing a culture shock.

Some cry at their desk for weeks until they realize that it is safe here, in my room. Some have been separated from their mothers and fathers who were left behind in their birth countries.

Little by little, they open up and begin to trust me and each other. Little by little, they are ready to learn a whole new language. It is my job to get my children to that stage where their minds are free of worries and are open to knowledge. They know that no matter what, we are a family here in this room.

The neighborhood where I teach is located in urban New York. My students' families are predominantly low income/ high poverty hispanic and african americans. They are sons and daughters to many single mothers.

The parents who I met with during parent teacher conferences expressed their concern for not being able to help their children due to the language and educational

My Project

As a first grade teacher, I have been researching the best ways to help my students read. Based on many reviews, the decodable books that I have chosen are a great tool to do so. First graders need a systematic way to look at words. This year I have been teaching my students remotely and as I return to in person teaching in September, I will need these readers to help my students catch up on their reading. I am so excited to see how my research over the past several months pays off in the classroom.

Mrs. Montalvo PS/MS 20 P O George J Werdan III Grades PreK-2

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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Bronx, NY 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

27 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bob Books Complete Sets Collection (12 Sets) - Set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Animal Stories, Rhyming Words, Alphabet, Sight Words Kindergarten, Sight Words First Grade, First Stories, Pre-Reading Skills • Amazon Business $159.95 1 $159.95
Mintra Office Composition Notebooks- Primary Ruled Paper 80 Sheets Creative, Hardcover Book, Grade K-2, (4 Pack, Assorted Cover) 7.5in x 9.75in For School, Home, Business, Office • Amazon Business $12.99 7 $90.93
Miss Rhonda's Readers: Set ONE • Amazon Business $21.95 3 $65.85
Miss Rhonda's Readers: Set TWO • Amazon Business $21.95 3 $65.85
Junior Learning Science Decodables Phase 2 Non-Fiction, Multicolor • Amazon Business $24.10 1 $24.10
BOB Books: Developing Readers Workbook • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$414.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$450.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.57

Total project goal

$530.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $530.46

2 Donors

-$275.23

Donations toward project cost

-$233.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.28

match offer

-$255.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$216.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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