You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Porter from North Plainfield, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Porter is requesting

Learning to Listen and Listening to Learn!

My students need sets of books with CD's, including social studies books, multicultural books, and classroom classics books, to listen to during our Daily 5 Reading program.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Porter's classroom raised $613

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

During each busy day, we meet with many students to continue to develop their language skills. But, there never seems to be enough time to move them as far along as we would like. Having books and CD's which the students can listen to in groups will enable my students to progress further with reading.

I am the lucky teacher of a class full of enthusiastic, interested students who need support with their reading and writing.

Many do not have the skills in these areas as fully developed as they should be, and as they would like to be. While working in guided reading groups and reading and writing independently are key components to further their progress, so too, is listening to well-written and illustrated literature. Hearing literature read well will enable my hard-working students to model this reading and raise their reading and writing levels to be closer to on-grade level, allowing for more educational success as well as a boost to their self-confidence, which always inspires my kids.

My Project

My students love to read! We participate in a reading program called The Daily 5, which includes not only reading and writing, but also listening to reading. We would love to make excellent use of the requested book and CD collections to listen to literature in small groups. Each student will have, in his or her own hands, a copy of the book being listened to. Thus, they will be able to view all of the illustrations as well as the words as they are being read. Listening to literature will aid my students in developing their reading fluency and expression, as well as strengthening their decoding and spelling skills. When students' reading levels rise, their chances for success increases dramatically and they become more confident workers, willing and able to take more risks with their learning, a goal I have for them. When students embrace reading through all modalities, doors open for them; doors which they need opened in order to further their lifelong learning.

I am confident that "listening to reading" will be a favorite part of my students' days.

Imagine the independence these fourth graders will feel when they can get together and listen to a book and then share their questions, insights, and opinions about the books together. These books and CD's will complement the guided reading and independent reading that my students complete on a daily basis, and will put them on the path to becoming the most successful readers they are able to be!

Mrs. Porter East End 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.

North Plainfield, NJ View local requests

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

18 students impacted 17donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Porter is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE820X - Classroom Classics Read-Alongs - Set 3 • Lakeshore Learning $159.00 1 $159.00
RE720X - Social Studies Stories Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning $159.00 1 $159.00
RE220X - Multicultural Read-Alongs • Lakeshore Learning $165.00 1 $165.00

Materials cost

$483.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$520.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.81

Total project goal

$612.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $612.05

11 Donors

-$264.50

Donations toward project cost

-$238.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.63

Matching donations from our partners

-$331.02

Match offers toward project cost

-$281.37

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.52

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Porter and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NJ","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/learning-to-listen-and-listening-to-lear/962586/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":18,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Porter","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"341685217","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"North Plainfield","teachersOnPage":[690328],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":962586,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":82185,"schoolName":"East End Elementary School","authorIds":{"690328":{"owner":"Mrs. Porter","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[962586],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":123603,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTA1NDc2MA==","MTA1MTE4OA==","NzIzNDY0","MTg0NTk4NA==","MTg0MTgzMw==","MTgyNTY5Nw==","MTg1ODE3NA==","NzIwNzYw","NzMzMjI5","MTg0MDM1NQ==","MTE5MTU0Ng==","MTcyNjMyOQ==","NzIyMjIx"],"teacherId":690328,"schoolCounty":"Somerset","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NJ","name":"New Jersey"}}