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Mrs. Cooks from Jackson, MS is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Is Freedom for the Mind!

Help me give my students a spark for reading by using the Orton Gillingham scientific method to decode words and incorporating Scholastic First Little Readers to promote independent readers to meet each scholar at their level.

  • $694 goal

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Mrs. Cooks has another project! Donate to Our World in Vibrant Color!!! to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $233.
2X

My Project

Opening a book is like opening a door to a whole new life. Students face many challenges.

I want to create a library with a wide range of books that spark their interest.

With the decoding books from Orton Gillingham, I can teach and reinforce the rules of the English language. The Lakeshore and Scholastic First Little Readers books are short which provides opportunities for repeated reading which over time builds fluency. My students are special because they take on the responsibility for their academic performance and have a mindset of wanting to do better.

Mrs. Cooks North Jackson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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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

HBCU Alum 16 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Orton Gillingham Decodable Readers. Easy decodable texts to improve reading and writing skills in struggling readers and kids with dyslexia. Volume 2 • Amazon Business $10.99 10 $109.90
Scholastic First Little Readers, Set of 80 Books, Level E to F - Grades PreK-2 - Kids • School Specialty $108.97 1 $108.97
Lakeshore Leveled Books Classroom Library 1 - Book Bin Set - Level P (Gr. 3-4) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $50.99 1 $50.99
Stages Learning Materials Language Builder Picture Cards, Sequencing Cards (SLM005) • Amazon Business $47.70 1 $47.70
Lakeshore Leveled Books Classroom Library 1 - Book Bin Set - Level D (K-Gr. 1) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 1 $44.99
Lakeshore Leveled Books Classroom Library 1 - Book Bin Set - Level M (Gr. 2-3) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $43.99 1 $43.99
Lakeshore Leveled Books Classroom Library 1 - Book Bin Set - Level J (Gr. 1-2) • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
Key Education Early Learning Language Library Photo Flash Cards, Emotions, Colors, Food, Animals, and Actions Vocabulary, 160 Language Builder Picture Cards for Preschool-Kindergarten Special Learners • Amazon Business $22.18 1 $22.18
Tichgeim CVC Word Games Classroom Pocket Chart, Sight Words Flash Cards for Kindergarten Learning Activities, Phonics Games Blending Board for Kids Learn to Read • Amazon Business $17.89 1 $17.89
16 English Phonics Posters Language Arts Charts for Kids Toddler Learning Vowels Posters, Phonics Poster for Classroom, Digraphs and Blends Poster, Sound Wall Phonics Chart, Boho Classroom • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$497.59

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.75

Sales tax

 $34.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$589.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.05

Total project goal

$693.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $693.68

4 Donors

-$260.00

Donations toward project cost

-$221.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.00

match offer

-$433.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$368.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.05

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