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Ms. Romano from Staten Island, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literacy For All

Help me give my students the gift of literacy, confidence, comprehension, and grammar.

  • $1,178 goal

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

My Project

As a high school educator, I have been tasked with helping struggling students overcome their deficient in literacy. Students are lacking background knowledge, as well as phonics and comprehension skills.

Many of these students do not like school and have had their confidence destroyed over the years.

My goal is to help them feel successful regardless and have the tools to tackle challenges moving forward.

These supplies will help us get off to the best start next year. All supplies will be used on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

Ms. Romano New Dorp 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.

Staten Island, NY 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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples? Composition Notebook, 9.75" x 7.5", Wide Ruled, 80 Sheets, Assorted Colors, 48/Carton (20702CT) • Quill.com $83.06 3 $249.18
Oxford Spiral Notebooks, Bulk College Ruled Spiral Notebooks for School, 1-Subject, College Ruled Paper, 70 Lined Sheets, 24 per Pack, 3-Hole Punch, Colors May Vary (65021) • Amazon Business $29.70 7 $207.90
Blue Summit Supplies 30 Plastic Two Pocket Folders with Prongs, Assorted Color, Durable Poly 2 Pocket Folders with Clasps, Letter Size, Bulk 30 Pack • Amazon Business $30.68 5 $153.40
CN-Outlet Wholesale Kids Bulk Earbuds Headphones 200 Pack Multi Colored Individually Bagged Disposable Earphones Perfect for School Classroom Libraries Students • Amazon Business $89.95 1 $89.95
NewPath Learning Prefixes & Suffixes Learning Center Game, Grades 6 to 8 - Grades 6-8 - Kids - Durable • School Specialty $38.99 1 $38.99
35 Lesson Plans - An Orton-Gillingham Reading & Spelling Program • Amazon Business $38.97 1 $38.97
Websters Dictionary For Students • Teachers' School Supply $5.99 5 $29.95
Wordplay for Kids — The Fast-Paced, Award-Winning Game Where Kids Race to Create Words — Fun & Educational for The Whole Family, Ages 6 & Up • Amazon Business $27.65 1 $27.65
Merriam-Webster Webster's Thesaurus for Students, Fourth Edition • School Specialty $4.87 5 $24.35
Paper Mate Handwriting Mechanical Pencil 1.3mm #2 Medium Lead 5/Pack (2017483) • Staples $3.16 7 $22.12
Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham: Early Reading Skills: A Companion Guide with Dictation Activities, Decodable Passages, and Other Supplemental ... Struggling Readers and Students with Dyslexia • Amazon Business $17.83 1 $17.83
BIC Round Stic Xtra-Life Ballpoint Pen Medium Point 1.0mm Black Ink 60/Pack (GSM609-BLK) • Staples $6.34 2 $12.68
Vocabulary Packets: Prefixes & Suffixes: Ready-to-Go Learning Packets That Teach 50 Key Prefixes and Suffixes and Help Students Unlock the Meaning of Dozens and Dozens of Must-Know Vocabulary Words • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Frequently Misspelled Words (6th grade to 8th grade): 400 Challenging Spelling Words (Spelling for Homeschoolers) • Amazon Business $9.10 1 $9.10
Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens: Top 500 Vocabulary Words A to Z with meanings to learn vocabulary builder for adults & spelling • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Word Search for Kids Ages 6-8: 100 Word Search Puzzles (Search and Find) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$947.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,001.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$176.69

Total project goal

$1,177.96

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