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Mrs. Romero Strong from Gardena, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ignite a Love for Reading for Struggling Readers

My students need 1 Kindle Fire, 1 shield, and 1 case to ignite their love for reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Romero Strong's classroom raised $415

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

If you've ever been a struggling reader, you might recall wanting to hide your weekly practice story or be intimidated that your teacher is assigning chapter books while you were still sounding out words - well this is life for my group of struggling readers.

My students are very animated and love using technology.

At times it is difficult to hold their attention and get them to concentrate on the text in front of them. I also have a diverse group of students, with a wide range of reading abilities. They are all eager to learn, but we are in dire need for tools to help them all thrive.

My Project

With a Kindle Fire, a shield, and case, a love of reading will be reignited in all of my students. A tablet like the Kindle will literally put millions of books, magazines, and newspapers in their hands. The Kindle also comes with a lending library where my students will be able to borrow thousands of books for free. My students need this so they can read and discover stories in seconds. Imagine - any book is just a click away! They will also see how technology can be used to learn in new and exciting ways. Struggling readers will thrive with the Text-to-Speech capabilities.

I share my love of reading with my students on a daily basis but this project will help all students ignite their own love of reading!

With the Kindle Fire, my students will experience reading in a whole new way!

Mrs. Romero Strong Gardena Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

24 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet 8 GB 7 • CDW Inc. $207.38 1 $207.38
ZAGG INC ZAGG SHIELD FOR KINDLE FIRE REVISED • Best Buy $24.99 1 $24.99
Rocketfish™ MY WAY Case for Kindle Fire • Best Buy $24.98 1 $24.98

Materials cost

$257.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.74

Sales tax

 $23.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$352.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.21

Total project goal

$414.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.71

12 Donors

-$178.50

Donations toward project cost

-$176.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

match offer

-$207.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.85

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