Help me give my students high quality children's books to promote literacy development.
FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Wellbrock's classroom raised $221
This project is fully funded
My Students
We are a Title I school with a diverse population of students coming from all five boroughs of New York City.
The children in our classrooms are a mix of deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing children (most with deaf parents).
Although I am neither deaf nor hard-of-hearing, I am fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). Classroom instruction occurs in both ASL and spoken/written English, with two classroom teachers. We are a dual-language school dedicated to bridging the deaf and hearing communities.
My Project
This is an additional project to purchase more copies of The Barnabus Project for a Broadway Books First Class visit with guest artist, Jelani Alladin. I was able to include the second grade class to join my kindergarten class and, therefore, need additional books.
This project was created to purchase books for my Broadway Books First Class program, which invites Broadway performers into the classroom to read children's books and share stories about life in the theater.
The book for this guest artist visit is called THE BARNABUS PROJECT. It is a book about Barnabus, a Failed Project - half mouse, half elephant - kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. It is a stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan.
The children's books read by the performers in my program serve as a bridge between home and school. I have witnessed an increase in motivation to read when children bring home an autographed copy of the book to enjoy again and again. Thank you to all of you for supporting this project.
More than three‑quarters 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
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