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Mrs. Denis-Lewis from Charlotte NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Learn to Read, Read to Learn

Help me give my students 4 Weeks to Read Reading System.

  • $679 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Eighty-five percent of my students are new to the United Sates from countries like Africa, El Salvador, Syria and many more. Many of their parents work long hours and have very little time to support them. As a product of immigrant parents from Haiti myself, I am passionate about teaching them to read. Over 75% of my students are reading way below level and I feel strongly about changing this. At this point, academically speaking I feel like I am one of the few hopes they have and I would like to extend whatever is in my power to add to their academic development.

My Project

This material is strategically designed to help low performing students see success in a matter of four weeks. The books are phonetically based and students practice the English rules as they read.

The school year is coming to and end and it would be tragic to have my precious students leave the year without the essential tools needed for the first grade.

Each week I struggle to find common books for my small group guided reading lessons. The five sets will allow me to teach students in increments of five students and move them up quickly.

Your support would be like lending to the poor who cannot repay but can grow to be successful law abiding citizens. Please consider supporting my cause. Please be an answer to my prayers for my students as I am their only voice of a desperate need.

Mrs. Denis-Lewis
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 Weeks to Read | Reading System for 4 to 7 Years Old Kindergartners | Build Confidence With Their Own Personal Library, Includes 50 Books, Teaching Manual, Activities and Workbooks • Amazon Business $99.99 5 $499.95

Materials cost

$499.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$39.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$576.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.73

Total project goal

$678.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$678.18

7 Donors

-$449.09

Donations toward project cost

-$381.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.36

Matching donations from our partners

-$229.08

Match offers toward project cost

-$194.72

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.36

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$0.00

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