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Mrs. Breen from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Spanish Books For Third-Eighth Beginning And Bilingual ELLs

My students need Spanish books to improve their literacy skills and for independent reading.

  • $770 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

Have you ever been asked to read a book in a foreign language even though you had limited proficiency? Maybe you can pretend to read for a day or two, but on the third day, you probably will give up. I don't want this to happen to my English learners who have limited English proficiency!

My English as a New Language (ENL) group consists of students from kindergarten to 8th grade who speak English as a second language.

Every year, there are newcomers, who are fresh off the boat, joining my ENL classroom. Despite their English proficiency, they are always enthusiastic to come to school to learn. Since many of them are literate in their native language and are at grade level in content area subjects, their major obstacle is their language barrier. They want to learn, but the lack of bilingual books or books in foreign languages in my school is hindering them. Because my school has a small ELL (English language learner) population, the selection of books in foreign languages is limited. I always have to advise students to borrow books from the public library.

My Project

Last November, after receiving book donations from another donorschoose project, I started setting up an ENL library with a variety of Spanish books. It has been a whole academic year, and our ENL library desperately needs more new books as each student has read almost 80% of all the books we have. I would like to add new books to our library, so my ELLs can pick books from my ENL library and bring them to their classroom or back home for independent reading. When their ELA teachers teach them literacy skills, they can practice the skills with their Spanish reading materials. As for my younger readers (k-2nd), I will let their parents borrow books from the ENL library and read to their child at home. I will also provide them with reading guides and questions they can ask to help improve their child's literacy skills.

My English learners should have a sense of accomplishment every day when they come to school.

I do not want them to feel ignored and lose interest in learning due to their language barrier. The ENL library can offer them reading materials they can use when practicing their literacy skills, just like their classmates. Especially for my middle school ELLs, I would like them to maintain their native language while learning English.

Mrs. Breen PS 34 Franklin D Roosevelt Grades 6-8

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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mi Primera Lonely Planet Nueva York (Lonely Planet Not for Parents New York) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Yo soy Malala (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $22.25 1 $22.25
Diario de Nikki 5: Una sabelotodo no tan lista (Diario De Nikki / Dork Diaries) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Mi vida como estrella de cine (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
El Prodigioso Viaje De Edward Tulane/ The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.59 1 $18.59
El corazón y la botella (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Eleanor & Park (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.47 1 $16.47
Malala, mi historia (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.12 1 $16.12
Los cinco: Jorge quiere cortarse el pelo (Spanish Edition) (Los Cinco Historias Cortas) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Querida Malala (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.73 1 $15.73
Harry Potter y El Misterio del Principe (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.10 1 $15.10
Mi Primera Lonely Planet Londres 1 (Lonely Planet Not for Parents London) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Mi Primera Lonely Planet China (Lonely Planet Not for Parents China) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
El triciclo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.48 1 $14.48
En El Campo de Juego con... Derek Jeter (On the Field with... Derek Jeter) (Serie de Deportes N. 1 Para Ni~nos) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: La selva tropical: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Rainforests) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Olivia y las princesas (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
Kitten's First Full Moon (Spanish edition): La primera luna llena de Gatita • Amazon Business $12.71 1 $12.71
Santiago el soñador entre las estrellas (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.31 1 $12.31
Mi Primera Lonely Planet Paris (Lonely Planet Not for Parents Paris) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Quien cuenta las estrellas? / Number the Stars (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.80 1 $11.80
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Diario de Greg 6 sin salida (Spanish Edition) (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon Business $10.81 1 $10.81
Scholastic explora tu mundo: Los planetas: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Planets) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.71 1 $10.71
Harry Potter y El Prisionero de Azkaban (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67
El Lorax • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Hoyos = Holes (El Barco de Vapor) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
La lección de August: Wonder (Spanish-langugae Edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.21 1 $10.21
De la A a la Z Ecuador (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Faraones perdidos y encontrados (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
De la A a la Z por Mexico / From A to Z in Mexico (Mexicana) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Mi Sueno de America/My American Dream (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
El principito (Spanish) • Amazon Business $9.82 1 $9.82
Diario de Greg 7: Tres no es compañía (Spanish Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76
Diario de Greg 8 Mala suerte (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
El Mensajero/ The Messenger (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: Insectos y Otras Criaturas: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Bugs) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.43 1 $9.43
Quién es Barack Obama: Spanish Translation (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
Quien fue Ana Frank? / Who Was Anne Frank? (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Quien fue Harriet Tubman? /Who Was Harriet Tubman? (Quien Fue?/ Who Was?) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: Dinosaurios: (Spanish language edition of Scholastic Discover More: Dinosaurs) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.66 1 $8.66
Gracias, Sr. Falker (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Súper espacio: Libro de actividades con etiquetas (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Animales fabulosos: Libro de actividades con etiquetas (National Geographic Kids) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
La tumba misteriosa (Primeros lectores: Enigmas) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Jumped In • Amazon Business $7.66 1 $7.66
Abuelita fue al mercado: My Granny Went to Market (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
One Crazy Summer • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
Llego la Navidad, David! (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$615.16

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$654.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.48

Total project goal

$769.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $769.87

2 Donors

-$769.87

Donations toward project cost

-$654.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.48

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