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Mrs. St.Thomas from Worcester, MA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Supporting Literacy Instruction Through Function & Comfort!

Help me give my students a comfy corner classroom carpet and book center for an effectively designed library area.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. St.Thomas's classroom raised $583

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am an elementary Life Skills teacher in a high poverty school. All of my students receive free lunch. We currently have six Life Skills classes in our building. There are over 40 students with a wide range of physical and developmental disabilities including Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, sensory or visual impairment, and Autism. Our students require all academics to be modified, and they access the curriculum through a variety of methods.

We have a big goal this year .

. . to create a multi-sensory learning center for ALL the classes to use. This therapeutic room will allow children who are non-ambulatory to get out of their wheelchairs and explore materials safely. Students with limited vision will be able to access the light stimulation they require. Cause and effect activities will also be readily available for students working on those skills. Students with behavioral challenges can also use this room as a calming environment or for reinforcement.

My Project

Having a classroom library is essential as students need immediate and frequent access to books to encourage reading as well as providing a safe and comfortable space. Research shows that students in classrooms with high-quality classroom libraries read 50 percent more than students who do not have access to a library in the classroom.

As a teacher of children with special needs, one of my key roles is to help my students overcome their difficulties in reading.

Having a classroom library will offer my wonderful students a wide range of materials that will appeal to and support their needs while keeping their different interests and abilities in mind.

Mrs. St.Thomas Roosevelt School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Worcester, MA 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

6 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AB668GR - Kids Colors™ Easy-Access Book Center - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
HH188 - Reading Corner Classroom Carpet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00

Materials cost

$458.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$494.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.33

Total project goal

$582.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $582.20

1 Donor

-$582.20

Donations toward project cost

-$494.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.33

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