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Dr. Lawson from Stamford, CT is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literacy Center Organization

Help me give my students a literacy station so that students can have a physical area in the room designed to provide appropriate materials to help students meet academic goals.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Lawson's classroom raised $949

This project is fully funded

My Project

I would like to provide my students who are new to the country and language a physical area designated for them to explore literacy based activities in English at their own pace. This center will provide appropriate materials to help students work independently or collaboratively with partners or in small groups to meet academic goals. The inclusion of this area with items like shelves and storage trays will create a great opportunity for students to practice reading, writing and working together.

Classroom learning centers promote student independence, differentiated learning, active engagement, and the ability for students to work at their own pace, allowing students to develop a sense of ownership over their learning while addressing individual needs through diverse activities and learning styles.

The creation of this center will create a space where students can explore various literacy- centered activities.

I am focusing on 3 key areas with the creation of this center.

Independent learning: Students can choose activities and work at their own pace, fostering autonomy and self-reliance.

Collaboration: Students can choose to engage in collaborative activities within the center to build communication and teamwork skills.

Communication: The creation of this center will allow me to cater to different learning styles and abilities by providing varied activities at various academic and linguistic levels.

Dr. Lawson Stamford High School Grades 9-12

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.

Stamford, CT 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Heavy-Duty Shelves & Trays Storage Unit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $659.00 1 $659.00
Lakeshore See-Inside Storage Trays - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.50 1 $69.50

Materials cost

$728.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$805.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.21

Total project goal

$948.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $948.06

10 Donors

-$601.37

Donations toward project cost

-$529.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$324.98

Match offers toward project cost

-$276.23

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.71

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 $0.00

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