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Ms. Melissa from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help for Struggling and Reluctant Readers

My students need audio books that they can listen to while following along in a text, high interest quick read magazines, and motivational incentives, like book marks and wrist bands, to get them started.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Melissa's classroom raised $524

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember getting a sinking feeling in your stomach when the teacher announced a reading assignment? If you do, maybe you can understand some of the challenges my students face. If you never got that feeling, please help my students become as passionate about reading as you were!

I teach 11th grade in an inner city school that has no entrance requirements.

I have many English Language Learners in my classroom, and all of my native English speakers read below grade level. A recent reading test revealed that the average reading score in my class was 3.5 grade. My students want to learn, but are often frustrated by reading. The materials I have chosen are designed to both get my students intrigued, help them understand the material, and teach them content from our social studies curriculum.

My Project

This kit includes several audio books with one copy of the print book so students who have finished their work can listen and follow along in the classroom, and hopefully be motivated enough to want to check out the materials to take home. Students will get bookmarks that they will chart all their reading progress on, and earn 'extra credit' punches on a special card. I will make "Reader of the Week" certificates with the nice card stock, and the big posters will display achievements for everyone with stickers. If you're not a high school teacher, this sounds silly, but my students love stickers just as much as any 3rd grader! I am looking forward to using Time Magazine articles in my World History classes, and in our 35 minute homeroom classes as discussion pieces. We will use the magazines to learn common vocabulary words as well as content. I selected some books to enhance my own planning, and the Guess Who games can be fitted with different cards to teach all types of vocabulary.

My 11th grade students read on a 3rd grade level, and literacy is the most important thing that any student can take away from school.

Literate people can research answers to their own questions, and write well enough to be taken seriously. I have brought my own books to my classroom to build a small library, but students aren't interested in most of them. We do not have many resources to order current events magazines, and I have no audiobooks available for my students - please help!

Ms. Melissa National Academy Foundation Preparatory School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

60 students impacted 19donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Room on Lorelei Street, A MP3 CD • AKJ Books $18.24 1 $18.24
Charades for Kids • AKJ Books $10.94 2 $21.88
Fun With Grammar • AKJ Books $8.75 1 $8.75
10 Reading Comprehension Card Games • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
10 Critical Thinking Card Games • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Guess Who Game • AKJ Books $16.19 4 $64.76
3-minute Reading Assessments Word Recognition, Fluency, & Co • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
Room on Lorelei Street • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Fat Kid Rules the World • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Monster(Vinabind) • AKJ Books $14.34 1 $14.34
House on Mango Street, The • AKJ Books $8.03 1 $8.03
Gold Foil Certificates Braided Border, 15 Per Pack • Quill $7.19 1 $7.19
Gold and Silver Stars Incentive Chartlet • Quill $2.24 3 $6.72
Southworth Foil-Enhanced Parchment Certificate Refill, 24lb., 8-1/2x11",15/Pk, Ivory w/Silver Foil • Quill $9.53 1 $9.53
Carson-Dellosa Chart Seals Variety Pack • Quill $10.79 1 $10.79
Extra Credit Card Reward Punch Cards • Quill $3.05 3 $9.15
Stars Wristbands • Quill $4.49 2 $8.98
Trend Bookmarks Welcome • Quill $3.05 3 $9.15
Edition 5 - 6 with Around the World (Grades 5 and 6) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics and themes kids love to learn about and it s the best nonfiction text you ll find! Edition 5 - 6 builds non-fiction literacy skills and helps students become informed and active citizens. In addition to receiving Edition 5 - 6, subscribers will receive TFK Around the World. • Time for Kids $4.88 10 $48.80
Monster (Audio) • AKJ Books $14.56 1 $14.56
House on Mango Street, The - CD • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
My Brother Sam Is Dead • AKJ Books $29.16 1 $29.16
The War • AKJ Books $25.51 1 $25.51
Fat Kid Rules the World (Audio) • AKJ Books $18.98 1 $18.98

Materials cost

$386.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.58

Total project goal

$523.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.84

12 Donors

-$473.84

Donations toward project cost

-$402.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.08

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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