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Also they were impacted by being able to work more effectively and efficiently because on most projects they could have each their own material to work with. For some students it was their first time using certain material. We thank you greatly","fullyFundedDate":1737485465264,"projectUrl":"project/young-artists-in-the-making/9073771/","projectTitle":"Young Artists in the Making!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramirez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9904051_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737474888474","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9904051"},{"teacherId":5718832,"projectId":9123726,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project, Bilingual Books for Engaged and Confident Readers! Your donation has made a remarkable impact on our young learners. With the arrival of these new books, our shelves are now filled with stories that reflect our students' language, culture, and curiosity. These bilingual books have helped bridge the gap between home and school, allowing students to feel seen and celebrated in both English and Spanish.\r\n\r\nReading time in our classroom is now filled with excitement and purpose. Students eagerly reach for titles that reflect their experiences and challenge them with new vocabulary, structures, and ideas. Through these books, we are exploring story elements, character development, and comprehension strategies in both languages. One of our key focuses is helping students make text-to-self and text-to-world connections, and these culturally relevant stories have sparked some of the most thoughtful discussions we've had all year.\r\n\r\nOne of our 4th-grade students, who was previously hesitant to read aloud, now proudly volunteers during shared reading time—especially when we read in Spanish. 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