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Mr. DeLaRosa from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading to Lead

My students need 5 book sets, for a comfortable classroom library which provides variation among a wide spectrum of reading levels.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. DeLaRosa's classroom raised $163

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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 Students

Every morning I greet my students by saying " I see you " and they respond back with " I am here." My students are eager to learn and come in with a positive attitude every morning. With a smile on their face they strive to build on their reading abilities.

My students come from a zip code chosen for them.

They do not let the materialistic things they lack discourage them from learning. They come to school wanting to learn and grow. At my school we have saying that our school is where the path to college beings and our students believe in that. Unfortunately, our students come to us behind in their reading skills and fluency.

My Project

These resources will allow me to facilitate whole group reading comprehension lesson and reading strategies. In order to employ a leveled literacy approach to literacy instruction I will use these leveled reading books as genre studies. The students will be able to apply their reading strategies to each book as we read them

The requested materials will allow my student the opportunity to read books that they would not have the chance to at home.

It books will allow the class library to grow with more interesting books.

Mr. DeLaRosa Barrick Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Houston, TX 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

60 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Katie Kazoo (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $29.13 1 $29.13
Marvin Redpost (8 bk set) • AKJ Books $23.30 1 $23.30
Lucy Rose (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $20.41 1 $20.41
Stink (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $18.94 1 $18.94
M&M (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $14.57 1 $14.57

Materials cost

$106.35

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.34

Total project goal

$162.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$162.29

1 Donor

-$162.29

Donations toward project cost

-$137.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.34

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$0.00

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