Readers with Purpose: Student-Led Literacy Initiative by Students with Autism
Help me give my students Strengthen Core Reading Skills and Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning
$482 goal
This project expired on June 24, 2025.
This project expired on June 24, 2025.
Celebrating 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 Project
This project has incredible potential to meet our goals. It’s not just about reading it’s about empowering students with autism to become leaders, build connections, and give back through inclusive service.
You're launching a community buddy reading initiative that pairs general education students with peers on the autism spectrum.
These reading buddies will read with and to their classmates, promoting literacy, inclusion, and meaningful friendships across your school and community.
Through this service-learning model, students with autism will take on leadership roles that highlight their strengths and inspire others. It’s about building bridges between learners, between classrooms, and between learning and real-world impact.
To make this vision a reality, you’re requesting accessible, engaging reading materials that meet diverse learning styles and sensory needs. These resources will support literacy, language, and emotional development turning reading into a joyful, shared experience.
In your classroom, literacy is more than a subject it’s a path to confidence, independence, and purpose. With the right tools, students with special needs can thrive and lead with pride.
With your support, this project will create an inclusive, service-focused learning environment where every student can grow, give, and shine. Together, we’ll champion literacy, celebrate neurodiversity, and inspire kindness one book, one buddy, one breakthrough at a time.
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
25 students impacted
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Achieve It! Guided Reading Variety Pack Book Collection, Reading Level Q, Grade 4, Set of 16, Red - Kids
• School Specialty
$183.74
1
$183.74
5 Book Set: YA Paperback Book Club (14+): The Poet X, Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, Finding Langston, The Best At It, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
• DonorsChoose Featured Favorites
$76.00
1
$76.00
Lakeshore Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Practice Cards - Gr. 4-5
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
$69.99
1
$69.99
New Set 12 Levelled Biography Readers Scholastic Easy Reader Biographies Teachers Supplies Reading History (Scholastic Teaching Resources, Easy Reader Biographies) by Danielle Blood (2007-05-03)
• Amazon Business
$22.72
1
$22.72
Materials cost
$352.45
Vendor shipping charges
$21.87
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.29
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$409.61
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$72.28
Total project goal
$481.89
Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.
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 Ms. Ruth Tisdoll and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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