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Mrs. Dicks from West Hartford, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Multilingual Classroom Library

Help me give my students picture books, written in their home languages, for reading with their families to promote reading comprehension, cultural pride, and a love of learning!

  • $432 goal

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My Project

The school where I teach is rich with students from many cultures. In my own kindergarten classroom, 2/3 of my students are English Language Learners, some of whom are just beginning to learn English. I want to create a classroom library so my students' parents can support our reading curriculum by reading picture books to their children in their home language and then discussing the reading concepts we are learning about in kindergarten.

Practicing reading strategies in their home language actually increases students' reading skills in English, helps to develop literacy in their home language, supports feelings of pride in their culture and emerging bilingualism, and also strengthens their parents' connection to their child's learning and to the school.

I've created materials to go along with these books, also in the students' home languages so that parents will know just what questions to ask and will have discussion starters to use with their kids.

I'm so excited for the opportunity to help my wonderful classroom families access age-appropriate books in their home languages so they can be more engaged with their child's developing reading skills.

Mrs. Dicks Webster Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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West Hartford, CT View local requests

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

50 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.92 1 $14.92
Minha família: 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 Uma família americana e brasileira (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Happiness Street - Rua da Felicidade: Α bilingual children's picture book in English and Portuguese (Portuguese Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity ... Portuguese Books)) (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
O Primeiro Gol (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Meu irmão, minha sombra (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Cousins Forever - Cousines pour toujours: Α bilingual children's book in French and English (French Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Happiness Street - Rue du Bonheur: Α bilingual children's picture book in English and French (French Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
I See the Sun in Mexico (5) (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
I See the Sun in Nepal (I See the Sun Books) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Les chats, les chiens, les amis pour toujours (French Edition) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Señorita Mariposa • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Don't Be Scared! - N’aie pas peur!: Bilingual Children's Book English-French with Pics to Color (Kids Learn French) • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Le Lapin et la Lune (French Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Happy within/ Feliz por dentro: English - Brazilian Portuguese Bilingual edition (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
¡Estamos en un libro! (An Elephant and Piggie Book, Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Brody Bear Goes Fishing: O Urso Brody vai pescar : Babl Children's Books in Portuguese and English (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Where Is My Little Unicorn? - Où est ma petite licorne ?: Bilingual Children's Picture Book English-French with Pics to Color (Where Is.? - Où est.?) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Where Is My Little Crocodile? - Onde está o meu pequeno crocodilo?: Bilingual English Portuguese Picture Book for Children Ages 2-5 incl. Coloring Pics (Where Is...? - Onde está...?) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Fifteen Feet of Time/पाँच मिटर को समय: Bilingual English-Nepali Picture Book (Dual Language/Parallel Text) (Bilingual Books (English-Nepali) by Philipp Winterberg) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Am I small? के म सानी छु?: Children's Picture Book English-Nepali (Bilingual Edition) (Bilingual Books (English-Nepali) by Philipp Winterberg) • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
¿Puedo jugar yo también? (An Elephant & Piggie Book, Spanish Edition) (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.87 1 $9.87
El Pez Arco Iris (Rainbow Fish) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Sleep Tight, Little Wolf – जम के सोना , छोटे भेड़िये (English – Hindi): Bilingual children's book (Sefa Picture Books in Two Languages) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
My Snow Day: Meu Dia de Neve : Babl Children's Books in Portuguese and English (Portuguese Edition) • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
¡No dejes que la Paloma conduzca el autobus! (Pigeon) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Un Dia de Nieve (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
La llama llama rojo pijama (Spanish language edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Dragones y tacos (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.57 1 $7.57
Good Night, Little Sea Otter (Portuguese/English) (Portuguese and English Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Anokhi Dosti (Hindi): - A Children's Picture book in Hindi (Hindi Edition) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
El mitón (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Need a Hug / Necesito un abrazo (Bilingual) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Bargad: A Childrens Picture Book in Hindi (Hindi Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Little Red Hen La Gallinita Roja Bilingual Storybook—Classic Children's Books With Illustrations for Young Readers, Keepsake Stories Collection (32 pgs) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$331.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$366.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.68

Total project goal

$431.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $431.19

7 Donors

-$322.00

Donations toward project cost

-$278.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.95

match offer

-$104.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$88.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.12

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