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Ms. Saldana from Universal City, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Time to Read

My students need 12 timers to time their reading to build fluency.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Saldana's classroom raised $175

This project is fully funded

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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

DO you remember when you learned to read? How about learning to read with fluency and turn it into a game?

Some of my students are ESL (English as a Second Language) and some are GT (Gifted and Talented).

These are the students population I will be serving in the 2010-2011 school year. They are diverse and have very different learning needs. Finding a common method that is interesting and fun is the key to motivate and capture a love of reading.

My Project

Students will use timers to time their reading and will move up the reading ladder as they master each level. The students will learn to read with ease and speed that will set them for success in all other subject matters. Their ability to read well will help them in their educational career now and in the future.

Learning to read and read well is a foundation for further learning and self esteem.

By providing timers to my class students will be eager to want to read. They will read with ease and determination to meet the time that is set before them. That means practice makes perfect!

Ms. Saldana Ricardo Salinas Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Universal City, TX View local requests

More than 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

22 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Timer, Student, Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $104.45 1 $104.45

Materials cost

$104.45

Vendor shipping charges

$10.44

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$151.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$22.63

Total project goal

$174.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$174.09

1 Donor

-$174.09

Donations toward project cost

-$151.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.63

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$0.00

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