Help me give my students the opportunity to read a text that they are able to relate to. Reading a culturally relevant text can help my students learn to love to read and experience the world.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Kaufman's classroom raised $363
This project is fully funded
My Students
My class is a fifth and sixth grade self-contained special education class with learning disabilities. My students are energetic, fun, and loving. Each day my class faces a multitude of challenges both in school with their learning, and outside of school in their home and personal lives.
These students overcome challenges day in and day out.
Coming from high poverty homes, many of my students have experienced significant trauma throughout their lives. By helping my class, you can help my students have the education that they need and deserve.
My Project
My students dislike reading because it is something that they struggle with. When my students are able to be exposed to a text that they both enjoy reading and can relate to, they will gain a new appreciation for reading.
Giving my students the gift of reading will open doors for them.
Through reading The Hate U Give, my students will have the opportunity to relate to a text in a way that they have never been able to before. The Hate U Give will give students a glimpse into a view of the world that so many of them live in and feel connected to. Students will look at social justice issues and think of ways that they can be activists in their own communities.
More than three‑quarters 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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