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Mrs. Oates from Hyde Park, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Culturally Responsive Literature to Improve Literacy

Help me give my students culturally responsive books that are representative of them and their experiences to boost their literacy levels.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Oates's classroom raised $211

This project is fully funded

My Project

When I look around my classroom, I see students of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, each bringing a specific set of skills and knowledge to the classroom daily. Therefore, the available literature should reflect who they are and help them build engagement.

Many of my students are currently reading below grade level, and incorporating literature in which they see themselves reflected can promote engagement and build curiosity that makes reading and learning more meaningful to them.

Additionally, many students have developed an aversion to reading because they cannot find reading materials to which they can connect or find interesting. As a result, I have incorporated independent reading into our daily routine to help students identify books or genres they enjoy. This time is sacred for my students because I aim to help students identify books of interest, facilitate a love of reading, and boost their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills. Adding the requested books to the classroom library will be another step to achieving this goal and helping students build empathy as they learn about other cultures and experiences, find validation in their identities, and celebrate the diversity within the classroom.

Finally, as our district transitions to full inclusion, it is only appropriate for students to have equitable access to reading materials that will expose them to engaging and relevant literature. Our students deserve these small but impactful opportunities to become immersed in literature with which they can connect while building transferrable critical thinking skills as they progress to becoming life-long learners.

Mrs. Oates Franklin Roosevelt K-8 School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hyde Park, MA View local requests

More than half of 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 Quantity Total
MARCH (Trilogy Slipcase Set) 3 Book Set x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks - featured Black History Month books for classroom library • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $49.00 1 $49.00
3 Book Set: The Crossover Series (ages 8-12, boxed): The Crossover, Booked, Rebound (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $32.00 1 $32.00
Long Way Down (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $13.00 2 $26.00
Pet (paperback, ages 12+) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 2 $24.00
Sunny (Track #3) (paperback) x Black Books Matter from MahoganyBooks • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 2 $16.00

Materials cost

$147.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$179.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.62

Total project goal

$210.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $210.82

1 Donor

-$210.82

Donations toward project cost

-$179.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.62

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 $0.00

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