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Mrs. Donson from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Recreational Reading Impacts Student Achievement - Leveled Readers Are Needed

Help me give my students Students need leveled readers to master their literacy skills and become stronger independent readers. Research shows independent reading impacts student achievement. Leveled readers support and assist primary students with strengthening thier literacy skills.

  • 7 donors
  • $805 goal

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My Project

Our primary students are eager readers. They have a passion and desire to be successful. Located in a 99% African American low-income school on the southside of Chicago, our students are in need of recreational reading materials. Our school library was closed for a few years, and recently, with the community's support, reopened with donated items. The students are beyond excited to have the opportunity to circulate materials and enjoy this space as an extension of learning. The leveled readers I am requesting will support the mission and vision of our school, 'Where Excellence is a Tradition," and provide the materials our primary students need to be successful. Our assessment data indicates a need for books with targeted reading levels to allow students the opportunity to foster their reading capacity, stamina, and build their confidence, which will encourage them to read more and be successful academically.

Mrs. Donson Vanderpoel Magnet Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL View local requests

More than half 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

100 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
I Can Read! Readers - Level 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.50 3 $172.50
Kaplan Early Learning National Geographic Nonfiction Books - Level 2 - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 3 $110.58
Kaplan Early Learning I Can Read Books - Level 2 - Set of 10 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 2 $89.92
Biscuit 6-Book Set: Biscuit, Biscuit and the Baby, Biscuit Finds a Friend, Biscuit Wins a Prize, Biscuit Wants to Play, and Bathtime for Biscuit (My First I Can Read Books) • Amazon Business $30.00 2 $60.00
Danny and the Dinosaur and Friends: Level One Box Set: 8 Favorite I Can Read Books! (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $27.99 2 $55.98
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $24.00 2 $48.00
An I Can Read Book - In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories - Hardcover Book • AKJ Education $13.13 2 $26.26
The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.72 2 $9.44
Ty's Travels: Lab Magic (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.72 2 $9.44
Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Level 1) • Amazon Business $4.72 2 $9.44
Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 2 $7.98
I Can Read Book 2 - Mouse Soup Book and CD - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Zack's Alligator (An I Can Read Book) • Amazon Business $4.79 1 $4.79
I Can Read! Level 3 - Snowshoe Thompson - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
An I Can Read Book - Here Comes the Strikeout - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
An I Can Read Book - Mouse Tales - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
The 18 Penny Goose (I Can Read Level 3) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Clara and the Bookwagon, Level 3 (I Can Read Book) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99
Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book) • Amazon Business $3.16 1 $3.16

Materials cost

$635.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$684.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.71

Total project goal

$804.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $804.74

6 Donors

-$486.04

Donations toward project cost

-$428.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.91

match offer

-$301.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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