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Mrs. Johnston from Ogden, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Increasing Communication Through Literacy

Help me give my students books for literacy units that will help them achieve a wide variety of speech and language goals!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Johnston's classroom raised $654

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 Project

This is my third year as a speech language pathologist, but my first year in the elementary school. My students love working on their speech and language goals through reading, but I don't have many books geared towards younger students. They are quickly going through the books I do have and I want to be able to show them new and exciting stories.

One of the best ways to target student language goals is through literacy!

I will use the books along with the other materials (lamination sheets and Velcro) to create literacy units that can be used to target a wide variety of speech and language goals. The books I have selected will work great for my students working on expanding utterances, learning new vocabulary, following directions, story retell, and more! I know my students would be so excited to have new books to read and new activities to work on.

Mrs. Johnston Odyssey 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.

Ogden, UT View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
3 Book Set: NEURODIVERGENT VOICES Bundle: A Day With No Words, Abdul's Story,Supposed to Be Sunny (hardcover picture books; social emotional learning) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
HERKKA 400 Pack Laminating Sheets, Holds 8.5 x 11 Inch Sheets, 3 Mil Clear Thermal Laminating Pouches 9 x 11.5 Inch Lamination Sheet Paper for Laminator, Round Corner Letter Size • Amazon Business $38.77 1 $38.77
Lakeshore There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Who Would Win? 10 Book Box Set • Amazon Business $28.27 1 $28.27
Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set (Journey, Quest & Return) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
VELCRO Brand Dots with Adhesive White | 200 Pk | 3/4" Circles | Sticky Back Round Hook and Loop Closures for Organizing, Arts and Crafts, School Projects, 91824, 200Pk • Amazon Business $11.74 2 $23.48
Shine-a-Light: Dinosaurs: A Shine-a-Light Book • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Moon Over Star • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
The Mitten • Amazon Business $7.21 2 $14.42
Cousins Forever - Primas para siempre: Α bilingual children's book in Spanish and English (Spanish Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Nelly’s Box - La caja de Nelly: A bilingual children's book in Spanish and English (Spanish Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Oceans (Shine-a-light) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
On the Farm (Shine-A-Light) • Amazon Business $12.85 1 $12.85
On the Construction Site (A Shine-A-Light Book ) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
The Mitten Tree • Amazon Business $11.16 1 $11.16
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie • Amazon Business $10.69 1 $10.69
All Are Welcome (An All Are Welcome Book) • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
Dreamers • Amazon Business $10.53 1 $10.53
Little Blue Truck • Amazon Business $10.31 1 $10.31
Bubble Gum Brain: A Picture Book About Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.26 1 $9.26
Kitten and the Night Watchman • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
Float • Amazon Business $8.24 1 $8.24
Strictly No Elephants • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
My Mouth Is a Volcano! • AKJ Education $7.20 1 $7.20
We're Going on a Bear Hunt • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
What If Everybody Did That? • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Pig the Pug • Amazon Business $6.82 1 $6.82
Rosie's Walk • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Press Here (Herve Tullet) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Don't Push the Button! • Amazon Business $5.41 1 $5.41
The Knight and the Dragon (Paperstar Book) • Amazon Business $5.24 1 $5.24
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $4.94 1 $4.94
Where's Spot? • Amazon Business $4.91 1 $4.91
Go, Dog Go (I Can Read It All By Myself, Beginner Books) • Amazon Business $4.34 1 $4.34
Carson Dellosa Ricitos de Oro y los tres ojos (Goldilocks and the Three Bears), Bilingual Children’s Book Spanish/English, Guided Reading Level I (Volume 6) (Keepsake Stories) • Amazon Business $3.87 1 $3.87

Materials cost

$515.73

Vendor shipping charges

$1.75

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$555.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.98

Total project goal

$653.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$653.20

3 Donors

-$563.02

Donations toward project cost

-$555.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$90.18

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$0.00

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