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Ms. Merry from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Deaf and Proud: Books and Resources to Inspire Deaf Adolescents

Help me give my students books and resources that reflect their unique needs and their Deaf identities!

  • $598 goal

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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.

My Project

Our middle school Deaf and Hard of Hearing classroom is filled with students who are in various stages of accepting their deafness. I would love to provide my students with books and resources that represent them and their unique learning needs. The books and resources I am requesting have Deaf and hard of hearing children as the main focus, and I hope to decrease any stigma or shame they may feel by seeing themselves reflected in the books we are reading. Students have also requested some of their favorite books to add to our library. With books that they feel connected and engaged with, the more likely our students are to spend time reading.

Late diagnosis and a lack of resources means that Deaf and hard of hearing children are at extreme risk of significant language and learning delays.

In order to best serve these students and their unique needs, I present content in a multi-modal fashion. Foundational reading and math skills are often significantly delayed, so I am requesting flashcards that the students can practice at home and at school.

Our classroom is also filled with a wide range of students with varying fluency in sign language. Most of our students show great benefit from learning basic to complex signs, and are in the process of learning sign language. I am requesting flashcards and other resources that I can use in my classroom to teach sign language, but also resources that I can send home to practice. Access to sign language can open up a whole new world for our deaf population, and encourage independence as they grow older.

With these books and resources added to our classroom, I believe I will be able to increase students' confidence, pride, and engagement to their deafness and their learning. Thank you!

Ms. Merry Chase Elementary School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
All about me and My Hearing Loss: Journal for children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Perfect for Mainstream Teacher as a reference book for students with hearing loss • Amazon Business $7.99 10 $79.90
Super Duper Webber Sign Language Cards with Illustrations, Set of 400 - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $76.12 1 $76.12
Dork Diaries By Rachel Renee Russell 12 Books Collection Set • Amazon Business $69.14 1 $69.14
Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-6 Box Set) • Amazon Business $42.66 1 $42.66
merka Educational Math Flash Cards: Learning & Toy Card Game for Kids, Mastering Mathematics, For Classroom & Homeschool Use, 2 Sets with 169 Cards Each, For 1st to 4th Graders, Addition & Subtraction • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
merka Multiplication Flash Cards Math Flash Cards Multiplication and Division Flash Cards Multiplication Flashcards 3rd Grade 2 Sets with 169 Cards Each • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection Box set • Amazon Business $24.76 1 $24.76
American Sign Language Workbook: Exercises to Build Your Signing Vocabulary • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
El Deafo • Amazon Business $7.69 2 $15.38
WONDERFOAM MAGNETIC SIGN LANGUAGE • Teachers' School Supply $13.60 1 $13.60
El Deafo: Superpowered Edition! • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
A Girl like Ananya: The true life story of an inspirational girl who is deaf and wears cochlear implants • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
deaf not Deaf • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Mancheng-zi Classroom Pillows,Sign Language Pillow Covers 18x18,Classroom Pillow Covers,Sign Language Gifts • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
ASL Word Search For Kids Volume 1: 25 Word Search Puzzles with the American Sign Language Alphabet • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Matilda • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$461.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.11

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.56

Total project goal

$597.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $597.07

6 Donors

-$412.50

Donations toward project cost

-$369.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.13

match offer

-$162.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$138.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

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 $0.00

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