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Empowering Parents with Literacy Backpacks

My students and parents need literacy-building backpacks to encourage at-home reading—with irresistible books and hands-on activities.

  • $638 goal

This project expired on February 28, 2009.

This project expired on February 28, 2009.

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Mrs. Sullivan Altara Elementary School
Sandy, UT Grades PreK-2

I want to empower parents with materials they can use to help their child become a better reader. I have taught second grade for 11 years. Every year, I see the same situation. Parents want to help their children with at home reading but they are unsure how to do it in the most affective way.

Parents are unsure of what types of text to use and what activities they can do to build on the text. In some cases, parents do not have any age appropriate books to read with their child.

Here is a solution I would like to provide for the parents in my classroom. I would like to provide literacy-building backpacks with irresistible books and hands-on activities for parents and students to share! Each pack features a paperback book with easy-reading text and skill-building hands-on activities. The books and activities target the following standards: reading comprehension, written responses to text, analyzing text, reading a variety of genres, and relating to literature.

I want all parents to feel successful when helping their child. This project would allow me to provide them with the materials to do so. The only way children become better readers is through exposure to reading. I am committed to do my part to help each child become a better reader at school. This project would form a bridge that would educate parents on how they too could help their child become a better reader.

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Mrs. Sullivan Altara Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Sandy, UT View local requests 25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA660X - Read Together Take-Home Packs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $450.00 1 $450.00

Materials cost

$450.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$523.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.80

Total project goal

$637.80

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