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

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High Interest Novels Lead to High Student Growth.

My students need more age appropriate high level text in our classroom library. The students need high interest books for independent reading during and after the school day to grow as readers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. DelDotto's classroom raised $602

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

We are a school on the far northeast side of Chicago where 100% of the students receive free lunch. Due to the lack of funding, I am not able to buy any new books for my 6th grade Language Arts classroom. We are trying to improve test scores and prepare for the new Common Core assessments, but we do not have the resources we need. Our students are wonderful and work extremely hard. They often comment on our lack of quality reading materials, and it is easy to see their disappointment. For many years, the students have been complaining about the horrible shape my dictionaries are in. Torn into 2 or 3 sections, and missing pages are the norm.

We need more choice of books in our classroom library.

Students are expected to read at school and at home, but there is never enough high interest books in our library! I have a high population of English Language Learners in my classroom who are growing as readers! I want them to be able to have a variety of books about different topics and at different levels.

My Project

I encourage my students to read whenever they have time, whether in school or at home. I want them to have access to as much variety of books as possible. My students should know that the lives they have as diverse urban students is normal, that they can relate to books. I encourage my students to look through my classroom library to find books and I hear from them time and time again "I don't like these books! I want to read about someone like me!" We researched together and found this list of books.

As a teacher I try to teach students the love of reading.

Many students need a story that they can relate to in order to motivate them to read. I believe that if I have more books about diverse characters I can better encourage my students to read independently in their free time.

Ms. DelDotto Jordan Community School Grades 6-8

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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

70 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Story Thieves Complete Collection: Story Thieves; The Stolen Chapters; Secret Origins; Pick the Plot; Worlds Apart • Amazon Business $55.35 1 $55.35
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $52.16 1 $52.16
Dork Diaries Collection Rachel Renee Russell 10 Books Set (Tales from a not-so-fabulous life, Party Time, Pop Star, 3 1/2: How To Dork Your Diary, Skating Sensation, Dear Dork, Holiday Heartbreak.. • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Dork Diaries By Rachel Renee Russell 12 Books Collection Set (Puppy Love, Holiday Heartbreak, TV Star, Pop Star, OMG, Skating Sensation, Party Time) • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box • Amazon Business $41.97 1 $41.97
Dork Diaries Books 10-12: Dork Diaries 10; Dork Diaries 11; Dork Diaries 12 • Amazon Business $29.03 1 $29.03
My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope • Amazon Business $14.06 1 $14.06
Blended • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
I Don't Want To Go To School • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Crossover (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $12.16 1 $12.16
Lu (Track) • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Booked (The Crossover Series) • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade • Amazon Business $11.19 1 $11.19
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha) • Amazon Business $10.34 1 $10.34
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Patina (Track) • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
When I Was the Greatest • Amazon Business $9.67 1 $9.67
Real Friends • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Invisible Emmie • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sunny (Track) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Positively Izzy • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja • Amazon Business $7.37 1 $7.37
All American Boys • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $6.81 1 $6.81
Story Thieves • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$474.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$511.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.20

Total project goal

$601.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $601.31

2 Donors

-$599.54

Donations toward project cost

-$511.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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