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Ms. Simek from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ravenous Readers Need Books to Listen to!

My students need books on cd that they can listen to during center time.

  • $273 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

Remember how much you loved being read to as a child? Listening centers can provide a wonderful opportunity for children to hear their favorite books read aloud again and again. This is essential for my students since they often do not have the opportunity to be read to at home.

My school is nestled in a large urban community with a diverse population.

Most of my students come from homes with incomes below the poverty line. My students come to school eager to learn and grow, but unfortunately lack many of the necessary skills to be successful in first grade. Their literary deficit is mostly attributed to economic hardships and language barriers. I strive to make my classroom a safe and caring learning environment in which all children are given the same opportunity to be successful.

My Project

Differentiating instruction ensures that each child receives the specific education they need. In order for this to occur small groups are a vital part of my daily instruction. Working in small group centers allow children to work closely with the teacher and independently on essential literacy skills. One of the most beneficial activities in my classroom is the listening center. Hearing a book read on CD helps children see how the words on the page can come alive in a fluid, expressive way. It helps them focus on the sounds of words read without interruption and provides a model of fluent reading. This in turn increases independence, engagement, and literacy skills.

With funding be cutting on a daily basis and class sizes ever increasing it is very difficult to fund extra educational materials not provided by the district, such as books on CD.

This project is important to my classroom, because it will provide every child an opportunity to be read to. Reading aloud is widely recognized as the single most important activity leading to literacy acquisition.

Ms. Simek PS 83 Luis Munoz Rivera 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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New York, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE550X - Leveled C-G Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00

Materials cost

$199.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.94

Total project goal

$272.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $272.92

5 Donors

-$248.08

Donations toward project cost

-$223.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.60

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.84

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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