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Ms. Silva from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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TAPCo's Reading Partners

My students need a class set of quality writing journals and pens to engage in a reading/writing project.

  • $772 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

My students sing, dance, and put on plays, but approach reading with apprehension. Those in Special Ed. and ELLs lag behind their peers in reading; they are averse to taking reading tests and get blamed for the school's overall poor performance. Yet, they love being read to and sharing stories.

I teach in a small inner city arts MS/HS school that serves approximately 530 students in grades 6-12.

More than 20% of the student body has a special education designation. Similar to the community in which it is located, the ethnic breakdown of the school is 69.3% Hispanic/Latino, followed by 26.93% Black or African-American. As a special education teacher, I co-teach English in grades 8, 9, 10, and 11. My students are extremely talented and have chosen this school for the arts curriculum; they can sing, dance, and act; they design all the scenery and stage sets; and they perform their hearts out when they put on plays. However, they have yet to discover the connection between reading and the arts, or the connection between writing and reading.

My Project

This fall, in an effort to increase their engagement with reading, I will explore a reading strategy that involves the concept of reading partners. My 9th grade students will use dialogue journal entries to write and exchange their thoughts, reactions, and responses to books with older students on a weekly basis. Students in upper grades will serve as reading partners and as mentors who will respond to the journal entries. My goal is for students to motivate each other to improve their reading levels, and to become more passionate about reading.

For this project, I am requesting support in terms of basic materials, such as quality writing journals and pens - students are always asking for pens and paper, it seems.

I would like my students to experience what it feels like to write with high quality implements in personal diaries. I want them to experience purposeful writing that is special, a personal exchange, treated with thoughtfulness and care. I want them to know that their words are worth putting on paper and worth sharing.

Ms. Silva Theatre Arts Production County School Grades 9-12

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.

More about Ms. Silva

Bronx, 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DaVinci Notebook, College Rule, 9-1/4 x 7-1/4, Cream, 75 Sheets/Pad • Quill $10.79 35 $377.65
uni-ball 207 Retractable Gel Pens Assorted, 0.7mm • Quill $12.59 10 $125.90
uni-ball 207 Retractable Gel Pens Blue, 0.7mm • Quill $17.99 6 $107.94

Materials cost

$611.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$655.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.70

Total project goal

$771.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $771.36

7 Donors

-$384.45

Donations toward project cost

-$327.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.62

match offer

-$385.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$327.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.23

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 $0.00

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