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Mr. Powels from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Time(r) to Read!

My students need digital bookmarks to help them increase their time reading.

  • $397 goal

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My Students

Dr. Seuss wrote, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Inspiration? Check. A classroom library full of great kid literature? Check. Time set aside for reading in class? Check. Monitor reading at home? Houston, we have a problem.

My class is full of lively and well-intentioned kids.

They are fourth-graders in a small urban school just within sight of the downtown highrises of our city. Their greatest challenge is increasing their ability to read. They have the basics, but require the volume of reading that will make the greatest difference in their lives. Over two-thirds of them scored below grade-level on our annual state test.

My Project

I have requested 28 digital timer bookmarks. These will go home with my students where they will use them to track their time reading. Students set the bookmarks to read for twenty minutes, and when time is up they ring a soft alarm. Twenty minutes of reading a day can add up to more than a million words a year! My students will be excited to read with the digital bookmark and will learn how to monitor their own reading. This will lead them to build up their reading habit and help them become lifelong readers.

I can provide an excellent classroom library and good instruction.

Also, I can provide the environment where reading is valued and encouraged. But in these hard economic times, and already stretched thin, what I can't provide this year are the digital bookmarks that I honestly believe will have a huge impact on my students' reading success. For that, I ask your help. Thank you.

Mr. Powels Clifford Math & Technology Magnet Grades 3-5

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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Los Angeles, CA 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

28 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmark • Nasco $8.95 28 $250.60

Materials cost

$250.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.06

Sales tax

 $22.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$337.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.53

Total project goal

$396.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $396.88

7 Donors

-$132.00

Donations toward project cost

-$112.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.80

match offer

-$264.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$225.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.73

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 $0.00

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