You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Roberts from Philadelphia PA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Roberts is requesting

All Ears for Reading!

My students need a listening center and audio books to help them learn to be proficient speakers, readers and listeners in English.

  • $180 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students are English Language Learners, most of whom come from high stress living situations. Many have parents who are ill, deceased, working several jobs or struggling to find work. Many have been exposed to sometimes extreme violence. Some of our students, though born here, come from families with undocumented adults and live with the fear of seeing their families split in two. But all of our kids hope to overcome the trauma of their lives to become successful in whatever way they define this and our teaching staff is here to support them.

My Project

"Civilization is a race between education and chaos." - H.G. Wells. My third grade class - mostly ESOL children far below reading level - can vastly improve their skills through the shared reading experience provided by a vibrant listening center.

My students need to read along with high-proficiency modeled reading as much as possible.

Most of their parents can't read to them in English. Our school is in a high-poverty area and has almost no resources. Often, my students only speak and read English during the school day; once they go home, there is no one to support their continued practice.

I am asking for a listening center and audio books. This listening center will help develop all four domains of English Language Learning (listening, speaking, reading, writing) through modeling, scaffolding and practice. It will give our bright and enthusiastic students more opportunities to become proficient in English.

Ms. Roberts
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Roberts is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hamilton Buhl 6-Sation, Basic CD, AM/FM Listening Center • Amazon Business $95.81 1 $95.81
Ball Park Mysteries: Books 1-5, The Fenway Foul-Up / The Pinstripe Ghost / The L.A. Dodger... • AKJ Education $24.82 1 $24.82

Materials cost

$120.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.90

Total project goal

$179.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.34

3 Donors

-$179.34

Donations toward project cost

-$152.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.90

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Roberts and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Philadelphia","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[263849],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"PA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3082694,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/all-ears-for-reading/3082694/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":40,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Roberts","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"263849":{"owner":"Ms. Roberts","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3082694],"proposalHash":"-1906692826","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp263849_orig.jpg?crop=575,575,x52,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1617304923123","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":77860,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDEyNzA1OQ==","MzE3OTY2","MjYzODQ5"],"teacherId":263849,"schoolCounty":"Philadelphia","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"PA","name":"Pennsylvania"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.