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Ms. Zamora from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels for Students in Special Education

Help me give my students various engaging books they will be excited about

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Zamora's classroom raised $945

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

I work with the most amazing kiddos. They are smart, hardworking and beautiful young people. They also happen to have learning differences and need more support to access the general education curriculum.

Many of my students have an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Each IEP is a plan that includes goals and accommodations to help a student meet individual outcomes or goals beyond their current skills.

Additionally, my students live in East Oakland, California, and face many obstacles including poverty, homelessness, learning English, drugs, and violence. Despite all of these factors working against them, they continue to preserve by attending classes, engaging with their peers, and working towards a better future for themselves and their families.

In the new age of distance learning, I am doing everything I can to make learning accessible to my students through a virtual platform. My days are filled with: making videos, building online classrooms, developing new online lessons, and facilitating Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings with parents and families to ensure that their children are getting the appropriate supports while in school to be successful.

My Project

Every day in class, my students read for 10 uninterrupted minutes. While a few kids jump right in with their noses buried in a book, there are a several students who will sometimes mimic the action of reading without truly enjoying the reading experience. I believe that they want to be reading the same kinds of stories as their classmates, but they struggle with decoding words that are multi-syllabic or have irregular spellings. Many are also emergent bilinguals who are developing their English-language vocabulary. Students feel especially excited when they receive engaging graphic novels.

Ms. Zamora Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

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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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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amulet (8 Books) • AKJ Education $81.55 1 $81.55
Geronimo Stilton (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $59.79 1 $59.79
Dog Man (7 Books) • AKJ Education $57.23 1 $57.23
Graphic Universe (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $44.85 1 $44.85
This One Summer • AKJ Education $13.86 2 $27.72
Mighty Jack • AKJ Education $10.94 2 $21.88
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $19.70 1 $19.70
New Kid • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
When Stars Are Scattered • AKJ Education $15.32 1 $15.32
Flora and Ulysses • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
In Real Life • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.99 1 $13.99
Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
I Am Alfonso Jones • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Sea Change • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Nimona • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
El Deafo • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Pretties • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Bone #2: The Great Cow Race • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Uglies • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Escape From Lucien (Amulet #6) • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
BONE #4: The Dragonslayer • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Sunny Side Up • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Science Comics: Robots and Drones • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Dog-Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Science Comics: Volcanoes • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Specials • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Roller Girl • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Prince of the Elves (Amulet #5) Prince of the Elves • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Mo and Jo TOON Level 3 • AKJ Education $9.45 1 $9.45
Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework (TOON Level 3) • AKJ Education $9.45 1 $9.45
Stinky TOON Level 2 • AKJ Education $9.45 1 $9.45
Silk Vol. 1 • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
Matched • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Kristy's Great Idea: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1) Full Color Edition • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Hercules The Twelve Labors: A Greek Myth • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Miles Morales: Spider-Man • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Perseus The Hunt for Medusa's Head : A Greek Myth • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Jackie & Me • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Kickoff Blitz • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Quarterback Scramble • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
End Zone Thunder • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Hoop Rat • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Full Court Pressure • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Dracula (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $5.22 1 $5.22
Squish #1: Super Amoeba • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Marvel Spider-Man Little Golden Books Favorites (Marvel: Spider-Man) • AKJ Education $4.38 1 $4.38
Pulped Fiction (Annoying Orange 3) • AKJ Education $1.95 1 $1.95

Materials cost

$692.77

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $63.39

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$802.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$141.63

Total project goal

$944.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $944.18

3 Donors

-$188.48

Donations toward project cost

-$161.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.78

match offer

-$753.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$640.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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