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

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Reading in Their Home Language!

Help me give my students daily reading opportunity with Spanish books they will enjoy.

  • $569 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

"Research has proven that children with strong literacy skills in their first language are more readily able to acquire literacy skills in a second language." - Anonymous, Scholastic

My classroom is full of energetic, dual language students who enjoy learning in two languages.

They live in a high poverty area in the Bronx. My students receive instruction in both English and Spanish on a daily basis.

Many of my students don't have the opportunity to read or write online.

My students are bilingual learners who love to read and share their learning. Many depend on an iPad or computer to read books or write digitally which often doesn't work due to lack of internet service at home. Despite the hardships they are facing with school teaching remotely or blended, they are eager learner.

My Project

My students spend 30 minutes reading a book of their choice during independent reading. During this time of the day, it is so important they read a book they are interested in.

With your help, my students will have an exciting book to read and enjoy in their first language!

With these books, they will be able to read a fiction book in which they can learn about the characters. They can talk about the characters traits and be able to talk about the problems they face and how they solve the problem at the end.

These Spanish fiction books will bring lots of laughter and fun to their daily reading.

Mrs. Valis PS 54 Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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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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

30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vuelo del quetzal (The Quetzal's Journey) • AKJ Education $13.10 3 $39.30
La fiesta de las tortillas (The Fiesta of the Tortillas) • AKJ Education $11.64 3 $34.92
La gallinita en la ciudad (Bilingual Edition) (The Little Hen In The City) • AKJ Education $10.91 3 $32.73
María: una niña latina en Estados Unidos (Maria: A Latina Girl in the United States) • AKJ Education $10.91 3 $32.73
Paco: un niño latino en Estados Unidos (Paco: A Latino Boy In The United States) • AKJ Education $10.91 3 $32.73
Cuentos que contaban nuestras abuelas (Tales Our Grandmas Told) • AKJ Education $9.48 3 $28.44
Me encantan los Saturdays y los domingos (I Love Saturdays y domingos) • AKJ Education $9.45 3 $28.35
Kiki Koki: La Leyenda Encantada del Coqui (Kiki Koki: The Enchanted Legend Of The Coqui) • AKJ Education $7.29 3 $21.87
Una extraña visita (Strange Visitors) • AKJ Education $7.26 3 $21.78
Next Stop: Mexico • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
El baúl de mis amigos: Un libro sobre el tiempo y las estaciones (My Friends' Treasure Chest) • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
Abuela (Grandmother) • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
Próxima parada: México (Next Stop: Mexico) • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
El Baúl de Los Oficios (Jobs Treasure Chest) : Un Libro Sobre Las Vocales (a Book about Vowels) • AKJ Education $6.56 3 $19.68
Jugando con las vocales (Playing With Vowels) • AKJ Education $6.53 3 $19.59
Mis vecinos (My Neighbors) • AKJ Education $6.53 3 $19.59
La Isla (The Island) • AKJ Education $5.83 3 $17.49
Me llamo María Isabel (My Name Is Maria Isabel) • AKJ Education $4.37 3 $13.11

Materials cost

$441.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$483.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.35

Total project goal

$569.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.00

1 Donor

-$284.49

Donations toward project cost

-$241.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.67

match offer

-$284.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$241.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.68

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 $0.00

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