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Ms. Sanders from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Taped Books

My students need 7 individual copies of 3 novels with accompanying CDs.

  • $270 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 school is a small, urban school. We opened just five years ago, and are well on our way to academic excellence. We have mostly English Language Learners and bilingual children. Our attendance is excellent. About 96% of our children receive free or reduced lunch. I teach Special Education students at the upper grades. The students in my class are with me for three to four years. My Special Education students generally are not interested in reading because of years of struggling with it. They read at various reading levels and have varying degrees of proficiency and comprehension. I try to look for every way possible to get them to read and to make reading enjoyable and not a chore. As upper grade students, the expectations are there that they will do a great deal of reading on their own. They have a considerable amount of material to cover in the social sciences. For this reason, I have chosen novels related to historical periods which will be covered in their classes. Providing an audio model of the selections will allow us to listen and read together, so that I can discuss these relevant topics with them in their Language Arts class and support their other curriculum. Your generous donation to this project will help me take my students one step closer to proficient reading. If you could meet them, I'm sure you would agree that it will be a good investment in the future.

Ms. Sanders Calmeca Academy Grades 6-8

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

15 students impacted 14donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $5.85 7 $40.95
Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis, Read by James Avery • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Number the Stars Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $6.29 7 $44.03
Number the Stars Lois Lowry, Read by Blair Brown • Barnes and Noble $22.50 1 $22.50
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse • Barnes and Noble $6.29 7 $44.03
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse, Read by Marika Mashburn • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65

Materials cost

$181.11

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.11

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$221.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.51

Total project goal

$269.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $269.51

13 Donors

-$260.00

Donations toward project cost

-$221.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.51

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 $0.00

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