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Ms. Shailyn Rivas from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Books!

My students need 11 sets of leveled reading books to read.

  • $424 goal

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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

Reading is one of the most difficult tasks we ask a learning disabled child to complete. Many times, students in special education may be more than an academic year behind where they should be. This may be due to many factors, but we work to get past these and get them where they should be.

My students are in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in a public elementary school in New York.

I teach what's called a "bridged" class. These students have been diagnosed as having one or more disabilities that affect their academic progress. This is why it is not uncommon for me to get 3rd graders reading on a Kindergarten level or 4th graders on a 1st grade level. Despite their setbacks, I work with my students throughout the year in order to get them reading closer to the academic grade they are actually in. Through shared readings, guided reading, independent reading and other strategies, my students usually live up to the task and many of them make more than a year's academic progress in reading by the end of the year.

My Project

I am requesting 11 sets of leveled reading books to read. I am asking for lower level books because I currently have only a few actual books on these levels in my classroom library. They are difficult to find in the upper grades (3-5). Usually students in 3rd to 5th grade are reading levels M - V. I am asking for A - G. What I have done this past year is to print out books through an on-line website. This has gotten too costly for me to continue throughout this school year. What's more, many times these books will be torn or the pages will fall out because they are just printer pages stapled together and are being passed around to the students week after week. Having actual library books will help because they are more durable and the students can see colorful pictures that will interest them more than black and white print-outs.

Having a more complete library will definitely help the students in my classroom to have all of the resources they need in order to achieve academic success.

The impact on their lives will be great. Imagine, where would you be if you couldn't read? What greater impact could you have than helping a child to be literate? Thank you!

Ms. Shailyn Rivas PS 189 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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL715 - Level E Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.00 1 $35.00
LL719 - Level I Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.00 1 $35.00
LL716 - Level F Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.00 1 $34.00
LL717 - Level G Nonfiction Extra Book Set - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $31.00 1 $31.00
Leveled Library Non-Fiction: Level A - Grade K • Kaplan Early Learning Company $30.56 1 $30.56
Leveled Library Set 2: Level B - Grade K - 1 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $28.01 1 $28.01
LL714 - Level D Nonfiction Extra Book Set - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.00 1 $28.00
LL712 - Level B Nonfiction Extra Book Set - K • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.00 1 $27.00
Leveled Library Set 1: Level A - Grade K • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 1 $26.31
Leveled Library Set 2: Level C - Grades K - 1 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.46 1 $25.46
Leveled Library Non-Fiction: Level C - Grades K - 1 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.61 1 $24.61

Materials cost

$324.95

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.50

Total project goal

$423.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $423.32

3 Donors

-$166.66

Donations toward project cost

-$141.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$256.66

Match offers toward project cost

-$218.16

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.50

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