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

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Ravenous Readers Need To Keep Reading During The Summer

My students need assorted books, to build up their reading skills during the summer vacation in preparation for second grade.

  • $280 goal

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My Students

Do you remember what it was like the first time you read a book that you couldn't put down? I have been trying to heighten my first grade students' interest in reading all year and it has gotten to the point where the first thing they do upon entering the classroom every morning is to grab a book.

My students are first graders and at the beginning of the school year were all non-readers.

Through the use of various phonetic programs I am happy to say that they are all currently reading. Some are not on grade level but have made significant progress with their reading skills. My school is located in a very economically challenged part of New York City. Books are often left off the shopping list. Ninety-eight percent of the children receive free lunches.

My Project

I would like to give my students books to take home so that they could continue to practice their reading and vocabulary skills over the summer holidays. I have done this for the past several years, allowing my students to take books home from the classroom library to read over the summer. This practice will deplete my classroom library which will result in a shortage of books for the coming school year. I would very much like my students to continue reading over the summer. They will be rewarded in September if they read a certain number of books and write at least five sentences about each story.

Reading is very important as it is imperative in all subject areas.

My students are already behind their counterparts so it is important that they continue to improve their reading skills over the summer holidays to meet the requirements of the Common Core. I would like to give them the opportunity to be able to complete this task with the help of a generous donor. Thank you for your help.

Ms. Burnett PS 197 John B Russwurm Grades PreK-2

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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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Froggy (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $42.85 1 $42.85
Froggy (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $42.85 1 $42.85
I Can Read Books Grades K-1 (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.11 1 $33.11
Young Cam Jansen (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $29.53 1 $29.53
Biscuit (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $14.76 1 $14.76
Arthur''s Family Vacation: Book & CD Marc Brown, Marc Brown ( • AKJ Books $8.02 1 $8.02
Arthur and the Baby • AKJ Books $5.11 1 $5.11
Arthur Writes a Story • AKJ Books $5.11 1 $5.11
Arthur Meets the President (Arthur Adventures Series) Marc B • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Arthur and the Lost Diary • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Who''s in Love with Arthur? (Arthur Chapter Books Series #10) • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$199.54

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$237.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.92

Total project goal

$279.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $279.45

1 Donor

-$237.53

Donations toward project cost

-$237.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$41.92

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 $0.00

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