Rewarding and Developing Independent Reading Habits
My project needs 1-2 copies of various children's literature titles as incentives for completing monthly reading logs.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Timmons's classroom raised $473
This project is fully funded
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.
I teach a class of 10-14 students with various disabilities, including learning disabilities and autism. The children are in grades 2 - 5.
The community in which I work is in a low-socio-economic area. Many of the children have no books at home and their parents do not read or speak English, and some are illiterate in their native language as well.
In order to encourage them to read at home, I provide a weekly packet of books students can borrow, on their independent reading level. They read daily as part of their homework and complete a reading log. When this reading log is complete (18 entries), I let them choose a book from the "Book box." This will help the children build up their home library and encourage them to continue daily reading habits by letting them choose a book of interest to keep. Some of the children will read up to five books a night in order to complete the log. The children have been so motivated that my book box supplies have run low (mainly consisting of donated used books and books from the local dollar store). I would like to replenish their book supply with some quality literature.
You can help impoverished students improve their reading and instill a love for reading in them forever by contributing to their at-home library.
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
John, Paul, George and Ben Lane Smith, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.00
1
$5.00
How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell, Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
2
$10.78
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Judy Blume
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$5.39
1
$5.39
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket Series) George Selden, Garth Williams (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.85
1
$5.85
Frindle Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
2
$10.78
Miss Nelson Is Missing! Harry G. Allard, James Marshall
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$5.35
2
$10.70
The Hello, Goodbye Window Norton Juster, Chris Raschka (Illustrator), Christopher Raschka (Illustrator)
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$5.00
1
$5.00
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary, Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Skinnybones Barbara Park, Leo Lionni
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$4.95
2
$9.90
Poppy Avi
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator), Tracy Dockray (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Barry Moser (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Million Dollar Shot Dan Gutman, Mark Buehner (Illustrator)
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$5.00
1
$5.00
Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner, Marcia Sewall, Marcia Sewall (Illustrator), Greg Hargreaves (Illustrator)
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$4.95
2
$9.90
Brundibar Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Tony Kushner
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$5.00
2
$10.00
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Magic School Bus Series) Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
The Witches Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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$6.29
1
$6.29
Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson
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$5.39
1
$5.39
My Teacher Is an Alien Bruce Coville, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Henry and Ribsy Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan
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$5.39
2
$10.78
The Landry News Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System: (Magic School Bus Series) Created by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen (Illustrator), Created by Bruce Degen
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$5.39
2
$10.78
The Mouse and the Motorcycle Beverly Cleary, Louis Darling (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine, Gail Carson Levine (Illustrator)
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$6.29
2
$12.58
Whittington Alan W. Armstrong, S. D. Schindler (Illustrator)
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$5.85
2
$11.70
How Much Is a Million?, Vol. 1 David M. Schwartz, Steven Kellogg (Illustrator)
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$6.29
2
$12.58
Wayside School Is Falling Down Louis Sachar, Adam McCauley (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
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$5.00
1
$5.00
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff
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$5.85
1
$5.85
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
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$5.39
2
$10.78
The Janitor's Boy Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
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$5.39
2
$10.78
Tacky the Penguin Helen Lester, Lynn Munsinger, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)
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$5.35
1
$5.35
A Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
The Fighting Ground Avi
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$5.39
1
$5.39
The School Story Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Parts Tedd Arnold, K. Gilson (Editor), Tedd Arnold (Illustrator)
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$5.39
1
$5.39
Materials cost
$309.35
Vendor shipping charges
$30.94
Sales tax
$22.43
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.73
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$387.45
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$85.05
Total project goal
$472.50
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$472.50
1 Donor
-$429.41
Donations toward project cost
-$365.00
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