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Ms. Osleeb from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Osleeb's classroom raised $216

Manga Books

Help me give my students Manga books. These books are excellent resource for struggling middle school readers. With their combination of engaging visuals and accessible text, they help improve comprehension and vocabulary, especially for students with reading difficulties.

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Ms. Osleeb Community Action School Middle School 258
New York, NY Grades 6-8

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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

Manga books can be incredibly helpful for struggling middle school readers in several ways, making them both motivating and accessible:

Manga incorporates illustrations alongside the text, which can help struggling readers make sense of the story.

The visuals act as a guide, supporting comprehension and giving context to the dialogue, which can be particularly beneficial for students with reading difficulties like dyslexia or those who are English Language Learners (ELLs).

Manga often features exciting plots, dynamic characters, and relatable themes that can grab a middle schooler's attention. The appeal of manga, with its colorful art and often fast-paced stories, can encourage students to keep reading, building their literacy skills through sustained engagement.

Manga chapters are usually shorter and divided into manageable sections, making the reading less daunting. This can be less overwhelming for students who struggle with longer, more text-heavy novels.

Many manga stories explore a variety of genres and cultural perspectives. This diversity can resonate with a wide range of students, offering them stories that feel more relevant and authentic to their own experiences, which can increase motivation to read.

The combination of text and images helps reinforce vocabulary acquisition, as students can often infer the meaning of unfamiliar words through the context of the illustrations. Additionally, the more students read manga, the more exposure they get to different sentence structures, expressions, and idiomatic language.

Because manga is often serialized and the books tend to be part of larger collections, students can work through a series over time. Completing a manga book or series gives them a sense of accomplishment and pride, boosting their confidence as readers.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

65 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Osleeb Community Action School Middle School 258 Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY 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

65 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blue Lock Manga Set Volumes 1-5 • Amazon Business $52.00 1 $52.00
The Seven Deadly Sins Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-3) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Blue Lock 6 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 10 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 14 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 13 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 7 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 8 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 9 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Blue Lock 15 • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22

Materials cost

$150.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.33

Total project goal

$215.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $215.53

1 Donor

-$203.56

Donations toward project cost

-$183.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.97

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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