Bilingual Dictionaries for New Arrival High School Students
Help me give my students bilingual dictionaries to assist them with reading and writing in my class. My students are all new arrivals to the US and are dedicated to learning English to ensure their future academic success.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Seager's classroom raised $713
This project is fully funded
My Project
We all know learning a new language is quite challenging. My students come from a variety of countries and speak a variety of languages. As they strive to learn how to read and write in English, bilingual dictionaries are helpful tools that students can use independently to assist them as needed.
I encourage my students use bilingual dictionaries rather than relying on Google Translate because studies have shown that these dictionaries are essential tools in language acquition.
Additionally, bilingual dictionaries are acceptable accomodations on some standardize exams, unlike Google Translate.
Bilingual dictionaries also encourage students to further their literacy in their first language, so they are dual purpose tools, as students can use them to learn words in both languages. I often find students reading the dictionaries on their own for independent pursuit of knowledge and literacy. They are crucial part of my classroom library.
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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Materials cost
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Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$47.57
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.80
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$605.29
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$106.82
Total project goal
$712.11
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$712.11
3 Donors
-$712.11
Donations toward project cost
-$605.29
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