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Mrs. Bittar from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diary of a 5th Grade Reader!

Help me give my students some highly engaging grade level text to dive into at the start of the year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bittar's classroom raised $728

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work in an 8:1:1 program in which all of my students are diagnosed as autistic. My students are high functioning with minimal behaviors. They LOVE pop culture, sports, animals, and reading.

This year I’m fortunate enough to have the opportunity to teach the same group of students I had two years ago!

Since we are a smaller class they often have a hard time finding new books to read in my small library. This group of kids will have an even more difficult time because they’ve already experienced all of the books I have to offer!

Autistic children are very easily distracted and it is difficult to keep engaged for extended periods of time. It’s essential that the books that they read in school captivate them and keep them on task and interested. It’s up to US to provide them with fun new ways to engage with literature!

My Project

Reading shouldn’t just be engaging, it should be an everyday adventure. Sometimes the books that are in our classrooms are outdated.

Children with autism need to feel connected to, and engaged by what they're reading.

I’m hoping that with your help my students will walk in to my classroom in September and run right to the library. It’s so very important to grow our children to have a life long love of literature. We can’t do that with old tattered books. These children deserve a colorful library filled with a wide variety of titles and genres and you can help us get there! Thank you!

Mrs. Bittar PS 199 Frederick Wachtel Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

8 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 5 Classic Grade Level Library (52 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $307.06 1 $307.06
Harry Potter (8 Books) • AKJ Education $74.77 1 $74.77
Uncovering the Past (8 Books) • AKJ Education $65.55 1 $65.55
Roald Dahl (8 Books) • AKJ Education $47.83 1 $47.83
Louis Sachar (6 Books) • AKJ Education $43.35 1 $43.35
Lois Lowry (7 Books) • AKJ Education $41.10 1 $41.10

Materials cost

$579.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$618.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$109.12

Total project goal

$727.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $727.47

8 Donors

-$724.82

Donations toward project cost

-$618.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$106.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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