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Mrs. Garcia from Kapolei, HI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Proficiency Through Reading And Storytelling (TPRS/CI)

Help me give my students the ability to learn a new language via TPRS through Reading and Storytelling.

  • $370 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Project

Teaching TPRS, or Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling is a language teaching method based on the idea that the brain needs enormous amounts of Comprehensible Input (CI) to acquire a new language. I introduced digital content to my class lessons because I noticed my students feel safe around their electronic devices since COVID-19 started. I began with short videos, audio, and digital assignments in the target language—The Somos Curriculum encourages natural output. Each SOMOS lesson sequence allows students to speak and write in low-risk, low-stakes settings, building their confidence without raising their affective filter, which provides to make better confident language learners.

Mrs. Garcia
Grades 9-12
  • Kapolei High School
  • Kapolei, HI
  • Half 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

    This project will reach 189 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Case of 192 Pre-Sharpened Pencils (12 per pack / 16 packs per case) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 3 $120.00
EXPO Dry Erase Markers (Assorted Colors) - 36 Count with Chisel Tip • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $45.00 1 $45.00
Mi Familia: A Mexican American Family (Spanish Edition) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Vamanos Series Bogota • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series San Juan • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Havana • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Tegucigalpa • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Oaxaca • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Vamanos Series Antigua • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
The Story of Frida Kahlo • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
The Story of Selena Quintanilla • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Browndages Girls Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Browndages Young Icons Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Browndages Boys Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00

Materials cost

$275.00

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.43

Total project goal

$369.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$369.55

1 Donor

-$369.55

Donations toward project cost

-$314.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.43

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$0.00

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