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Mrs. Gilbert from Wyoming, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Strengthening Families Through Reading

My students need 35 bilingual book titles they can read with their Spanish-speaking parents.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gilbert's classroom raised $457

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Frustration! That's what many of the parents of my students feel when they try to read with their children. Many of my students are fluent in English, but their parents speak only Spanish. They are unable to spend quality reading time together because of the language barrier.

I work with students who speak Spanish (or another language) at home, and who are acquiring academic language skills in English.

My school is about 60% English language learners, and over 80% below the poverty line. A majority of my students read below grade level. Many of our families come from rural areas of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and other Latin American countries, and come with very little education. These parents really want to help their children become better readers, but feel they lack the skills to do so. Furthermore, since my students have been in US schools for a few years, they have acquired enough English so prefer reading in English, while their parents read and speak only Spanish. This creates a language and literacy gap between parents and children.

My Project

The bilingual books I'm requesting have English on one side of the page, and Spanish on the other. There is a wide variety of types and levels of books, in order to engage all of my students and their parents. With these books as part of my library collection, I will be able to bridge the language gap between parents and children. I currently work with both my students and their parents, and teach the parents ways to read with their children as well as strategies for increasing comprehension. These are simple things they can do at home together. Unfortunately, my book collection right now is limited. With an expanded collection, I will be able to involve more parents and increase the reading abilities of my students. In the past, parents have said the one-on-one time they spend reading at school with their child was invaluable. I worked with one family this year where, for the first time, mom and son were able to read a book together and connect to it because it was bilingual.

These books will not only promote literacy in the home, increase the reading skills of my students, and encourage bi-literacy, but these books will also promote family time and bonding between parents and children.

What an incredible gift you will give my students!

Mrs. Gilbert Godfrey Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
El Grupo de las Frutas Mari C. Schuh • AKJ Books $17.67 1 $17.67
Hairs/Pelitos Sandra Cisneros, Terry Ybanez (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
La Tortuga Y La Liebre/ the Tortoise And the Jackrabbit • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Mantenerse Activo Mari C. Schuh • AKJ Books $17.67 1 $17.67
Meriendas Saludables Mari C. Schuh, Martin Luis Guzman Ferre • AKJ Books $17.67 1 $17.67
Pio Peep!: Edicion especial/Special Edition: Rimas tradicion • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Siesta • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Caldo, Caldo, Caldo Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Alex Pardo Dela • AKJ Books $15.95 1 $15.95
Sleeping Beauty / La Bella Durmiente • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Somo un arcos iris • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Terrible Terrible • AKJ Books $11.69 1 $11.69
The Christmas Gift/ El Regalo De Navidad • AKJ Books $13.26 1 $13.26
Skippyjon Jones: The Great Bean Caper Judy Schachner • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
Sleeping Beauty/Bella Durmiente Christoph elizabeth mclellen • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
The Story of Colors / La Historia de los Colores: A Bilingua • AKJ Books $6.98 1 $6.98
Two Scary Folktales • AKJ Books $13.22 1 $13.22
Fiesta! Ginger Foglesong Guy, Rene King Moreno (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
A Que No Me Alcanzas!/Catch Me If You Can! • AKJ Books $3.08 1 $3.08
Mariposas En la Calle Carmen (Butterflies on Carmen Street) • AKJ Books $15.95 1 $15.95
El Cucuy: A Bogeyman Cuento in English and Spanish Joe Hayes • AKJ Books $13.22 1 $13.22
Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia • AKJ Books $6.98 1 $6.98
I''m Just Like My Mom: (Me Parezco Tanto a Mi Mama): I''m Just • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Laughing Tomatoes (Jitomates Risuenos): And Other Spring Poe • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Let''s Eat/ A Comer! • AKJ Books $10.13 1 $10.13
Listen to the Desert/Oye al Desierto Pat Mora, Francisco Mor • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
My Grandma/Mi Abuelita Ginger Foglesong Guy, Vivi Escriva (I • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Zool gico de poemas (Poetry Zoo) Margarita Montalvo, Marg • AKJ Books $3.89 1 $3.89
Iguanas in the Snow/ guanas En la Nieve: And Other Winter Po • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Animales De La a a La Z/animals from a to Z • AKJ Books $6.63 1 $6.63
Bear at Home / Oso en casa • AKJ Books $6.29 1 $6.29
Bebe Goes to the Beach • AKJ Books $12.48 1 $12.48
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children''s Day/Book Day; Celebremos • AKJ Books $14.03 1 $14.03
Cada Nino/Every Child • AKJ Books $14.78 1 $14.78
Bugs for Lunch/Insectos para el Almuerzo • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Richard Scarry&apos • AKJ Books $13.22 1 $13.22

Materials cost

$347.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$387.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.43

Total project goal

$456.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $456.20

1 Donor

-$456.20

Donations toward project cost

-$387.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.43

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