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

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Ms. Chilelli's classroom raised $689

Ipods and Literacy

My students need 2 Ipods, an Itunes gift card and a collection of 10+ books, including "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever!".

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Ms. Chilelli PS 57 Crescent
Bronx, NY Grades PreK-2

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.

In our classroom we have a goal to climb the hill to third grade. But we have many challenges ahead of us. I teach in a collaborative team teaching setting with a fantastic co-teacher. Forty percent of our students have IEPs (individualized education plans) and sixty percent of our students are general education students. In our classroom we have students with autism, speech and language deficiencies, learning disabilities, and other impairments. Our school is located in a high needs community in New York.

The majority of our students are far behind in reading. Some of them are even reading on a kindergarten level and are in second grade. Next year, they will be facing their first standardized testing and it is up to us to get them reading and understanding stories. One way we do this is using a listening center to practice fluency and comprehension. Our current listening center is a broken tape player and our school does not have the funding to replace it.

Many of our students need to learn through multi-sensory stimulation. My co-teacher and I have come up with the idea to use IPODS and purchase audiobooks through Itunes. Along with having the audiobooks, students will also need a copy to follow along as they listen. This way the can see the words they are hearing and increase their comprehension. Using an IPOD would stimulate our students visually and auditorially. They would also be excited to use new technology in the classroom. Having a dynamic listening center with high interest books will definitely help our students grow in reading and reach their goals.

Your help will ensure that our students will reach their second grade goals and become lifelong lovers of reading. It will really make a difference in the life our students!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

26 students impacted 32 donors
Ms. Chilelli PS 57 Crescent Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

26 students impacted 32donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
NETALOG INC 005 DLA90333/17 E1 9056932 • Best Buy $29.99 1 $29.99
iPod nano 4th Gen 16GB (Blue) • Woodwind & Brasswind $199.00 1 $199.00
iPod nano 4th Gen 16GB (Orange) • Woodwind & Brasswind $199.00 1 $199.00
Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones Judy Schachner • Barnes and Noble $11.82 1 $11.82
Judy Moody Gets Famous! Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Judy Moody Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Junie B. Jones Series) Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.97 1 $12.97
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale Mo Willems, Mo Willems (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79

Materials cost

$497.91

Vendor shipping charges

 $49.79

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$564.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$123.84

Total project goal

$688.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $688.02

27 Donors

-$688.02

Donations toward project cost

-$564.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$123.84

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