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Ms. Alli from Knoxville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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English as a Second Language Books

Help me give my students that are learning English as their second language simplified and illustrated versions of classic stories.

  • $283 goal

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My Project

For immigrants trying to learn English, one of the greatest obstacles they face at school is comprehension. They are asked to read challenging texts in their language arts classes and be able to complete work on them, when they are just learning basic phrases in English. One of my goals as their ESL teacher is to inspire a love for reading so that I can get them practicing reading the new language. These books would give them simplified reading with illustrations to help them understand these great stories.

These texts are used in the general educations classes, so having a simplified version for ESL students would help bridge the language barrier and provide more equatable access to education to minority language learners.

Ms. Alli Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than a third 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

32 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pride and Prejudice (Great Illustrated Classics) by Austen, Jane (2008) Paperback • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Dracula (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Alice in Wonderland (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Peter Pan (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Secret Garden (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Jungle Book (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
White Fang (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Frankenstein (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
A Tale of Two Cities (Great Illustrated Classics) by Dickens, Charles (2008) Paperback • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Prince and the Pauper (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Great Expectations (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Three Musketeers (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Swiss Family Robinson (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Wizard of Oz (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Treasure Island (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Black Beauty (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Around the World in 80 Days (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Great Illustrated Classics) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle (2008) Paperback • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95

Materials cost

$206.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.32

Total project goal

$282.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $282.12

1 Donor

-$252.42

Donations toward project cost

-$239.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.70

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