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Mrs. Douglas Swanson from Chicago, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading With Fluency and Feeling

My students need a recording pen and reader's theater scripts to help them read with feeling and fluency in third grade.

  • $560 goal

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My Students

Read it again, this time with more feeling. These are words you often hear during our reading lessons. My students are more than willing to oblige!

I teach a class of twenty-five energetic and excited third graders.

Although they vary in their interests and talents, one thing they all have in common is their love for drama! They revel in opportunities to share their personalities through theater. Even though we would be considered a low income, high needs school, the students in my classroom deserve only the label of thespians.

My Project

I am writing this grant to request an audio recording pen, the labels that can be used with the pen, and a variety of reader's theater plays. We will be using the pen to record our reading and monitor our reading progress throughout the year. The labels that go with the pen will go inside each child's reading notebook, and will allow us to easily see the progress we are making. In addition, the books will help us to have plenty of reading materials at a variety of levels that will help my students practice their reading in fun and engaging ways. Together, this grant will allow students to grow in their reading fluency, which is a predictor of students' future success.

Reading is fundamental, but it is also fun.

Donating to this grant will allow students to engage in authentic reading experiences, shape their love of acting, and contribute to their overall academic success. Who knows, maybe one day you'll see their names in lights.

Mrs. Douglas Swanson Learn Charter School - South Chicago Grades 3-5

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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More than three‑quarters of 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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PEN PENPAL RECORDABLE TALKING 2 • School Specialty Inc. $124.69 1 $124.69
RECORDABLE LABELS 1 GEN TEACHER SET 234CT • School Specialty Inc. $20.90 1 $20.90
SET RECORDABLE LABEL 2 • School Specialty Inc. $19.95 1 $19.95
BOOK FLUENCY PRACTICE READ ALOUD PLAYS GRADES 1-2 • School Specialty Inc. $12.34 1 $12.34
BOOK FLUENCY PRACTICE READ ALOUD PLAYS GRADES 3-4 • School Specialty Inc. $12.34 1 $12.34
BOOK READERS THEATRE GR 3 • School Specialty Inc. $17.09 1 $17.09
BOOK READERS THEATRE GR 4 • School Specialty Inc. $17.09 1 $17.09
BOOK READERS THEATRE GR 2 • School Specialty Inc. $17.09 1 $17.09
BOOK GREEK MYTH PLAYS • School Specialty Inc. $11.39 1 $11.39
BOOK READERS THEATER FAIRY TALES GRADES 1-2 • School Specialty Inc. $14.95 1 $14.95
BOOK READERS THEATER FABLES AND FOLKLORE GRADES 1-2 • School Specialty Inc. $14.95 1 $14.95
BOOK 176 PGS READING FIRST ACTIVITIES GR 3 • School Specialty Inc. $17.95 1 $17.95
BOOK WORD FAMILY STORIES AND ACTIVITIES LEVEL D • School Specialty Inc. $16.14 1 $16.14
BOOK WORD FAMILY STORIES AND ACTIVITIES LEVEL C • School Specialty Inc. $16.14 1 $16.14
BOOK WORD FAMILY STORIES AND ACTIVITIES LEVEL B • School Specialty Inc. $16.14 1 $16.14
BOOK READERS THEATER SCRIPTS GRADE 3 • School Specialty Inc. $16.71 1 $16.71
BOOK READERS THEATER SCRIPTS GRADE 2 • School Specialty Inc. $16.71 1 $16.71
BOOK READERS THEATER SCRIPTS GRADE 4 • School Specialty Inc. $16.71 1 $16.71

Materials cost

$399.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$475.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.86

Total project goal

$559.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $559.06

5 Donors

-$279.53

Donations toward project cost

-$237.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.93

match offer

-$279.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$237.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.93

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 $0.00

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