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Ms. Gambino from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready Readers

My students need text level reading books. They need books that will interest them. These books will help improve their fluency and reading comprehension.

  • $182 goal

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My Students

My class is very determined. Every day we split up into small groups for instruction. This allows for students to work in a small group at levels where they can excel. Reading is a critical topic for my students. They enjoy reading, but we have ran out of resources that are interesting to them.

My students are placed in a 12:1:1 classroom and are labeled as Emotionally Disturbed.

They are bright students with great futures ahead of them. We are located in a low-income are and almost all of the students come from low-income families. Finding resources and the money to fund for books has become a set back for our students. My students love to read but do not have even books that are interesting to them and that are on level for them. Most of our class books are out dated and way to hard for my students to comprehend. We need books that can help grow their learning minds. We also do not have enough copies of books for each student. Our lack in books makes children uninterested. I am always making copy of picture books in black and white and they just don't interest the students as much as a colored book.

My Project

Each week my students are given a story to read. Throughout the week they are engaging in these stories and learning concepts such as, main idea, cause and effect, sequencing, and point of view. They are developing these concepts that will benefit their knowledge. I would love to continue building these concepts by using books that are more interesting to them and are a bit more challenging. I want them to feel confident in their reading. Getting new books would be exciting for my students. They would enjoy the chapter books that I have chosen for them. My students are second graders and may not be taking the New York State tests this year, but they will need to be prepared for next year. These books are just another step to help them build their knowledge.

These donations will improve our classroom because it allows students to grow confidence in their reading.

They are building basic concept skills. They will be able to improve their reading fluency, literacy, and comprehension. These new books will motivate and push students to their goals.

Ms. Gambino PS 369 @ PS5 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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Toobaloo Auditory Feedback Phone - Accelerate reading fluency, comprehension and pronunciation with a reading phone - Help children learn to read and enhance speech by hearing themselves speak with crystal clear auditory feedback - Also a great learning aid for speech therapy - Limited Lifetime Warranty • Amazon $6.09 4 $24.36
Listen Up!: Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine (Step into Reading) • Amazon $3.99 5 $19.95
A Poor Excuse for a Dragon (Step into Reading) • Amazon $3.99 5 $19.95
How Not to Start Third Grade (Step into Reading 4) • Amazon $3.99 5 $19.95
How Not to Babysit Your Brother (Step into Reading) • Amazon $3.99 5 $19.95
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping (I Can Read Book 3) • Amazon $3.59 5 $17.95

Materials cost

$122.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$153.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.17

Total project goal

$181.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $181.11

2 Donors

-$181.11

Donations toward project cost

-$153.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.17

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 $0.00

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