"Welcome to the 3rd grade. I teach students in a Title 1 school and my classroom is an ELL classroom, which means I teach students with English as their second language. I teach in a low income area, most of my students are on free or reduced lunches.
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"Welcome to the 3rd grade. I teach students in a Title 1 school and my classroom is an ELL classroom, which means I teach students with English as their second language. I teach in a low income area, most of my students are on free or reduced lunches.
All students want to be successful. In order for them to succeed in any subject area...they need to be able to read. My goal is simple, I want to help my students be successful readers, but to do so, I need to correctly match them to the right reading levels. I also need a resource that helps my students feel successful as they are able to increase their difficulty level as they progress in the program.
The solution is not a simple one, but you can help. The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark System will help me to assess my students reading levels and to test them periodically to monitor achievement. This program will also help me to match my students to books that are at their level. This will help them to become successful readers. By creating successful readers, I will be able to create successful mathematicians, scientists, artists, and writers.
You can make it all possible. Help me to inspire my students to read and open up a world of possibilities to them. It all starts with placing them in the right books and the Fountas and Pinnell program will help me to do this.
My students need to be correctly matched to the right reading level books in order for them to be successful readers.
See Mrs. G.'s class participating in this project!
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Jan 5, 2010
Dear Keryn, Jennifer, Amy, Mari, Cash4Books.net and Anonymous Donors,
Thank you so much for your generous donations. The reading materials have been used every day in our classroom. I have been able to assess students and keep track of their progress in reading. They have really enjoyed reading the books that came with the reading materials. I have 2 success stories I would like to share with you. I had a student come to me this year from Mexico. This was his first time in a school in the United States. When he started reading he was reading at an End of Kindergarten level. After 2 months of using the reading materials to support his reading, he is now reading at an End of Ist grade reading level. He has made amazing progress and it shows in his ability to choose books at his level. I have another student who missed several months of school last year while in Mexico. Her father only speaks Spanish and she struggles with her reading. When she started the year she was reading at a Beginning Kindergarten level. After two months of reading interventions and using the materials, she is now reading at an End of 1st grade reading level. I am so excited to watch them continue to grow. I am confident that they will get much closer to reading on grade level with the help of the wonderful reading materials you have donated to our classroom.
With gratitude, Mrs. G.
Mrs. G. sent this note after the project was fully funded:
May 1, 2009
Dear Keryn, Jennifer, Amy, Mari, Cash4Books.net and Anonymous Donors,
Thank you so much for your generous offer. Our district has recently created a new Literature model and focus on reading. We are all working very hard to ensure that our students become readers and not only that, but lifelong readers. Readers who think about what they are reading and make inferences and connections to the text. With this program I will be able to accurately assess my students' reading ability and help them to choose books that are at their reading level. I will also be able to continuously monitor their reading progress and create intervention groups to help my struggling readers. I hope you realize the impact you will be having on student success. At a time when budget cuts are inevitable, you have made it possible for me to get the resources I need in my classroom. I can't thank you enough for your generous donations. You have made a teacher very happy...and have made it possible for kids to get "just right" books in their hands. Thanks again for all your support.
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Laura L. (staff member)
on Jan 8, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested books and posted this project.
Laura L. (staff member)
on Jan 8, 2009
"I gave to this project because...
Kids are our future, and they deserve all the tools they can have to make them successful!!!!"
Amy
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on Jan 9, 2009
"Thank you Amy for your donation. This tool will help students to be successful and help them to track their success in reading."
The teacher Mrs. G.
on Mar 22, 2009
"I gave to this project because I know how important education and technology is to other kids like me. My dad works in a public school as a technician fixing their computers and stuff and it really makes it hard on the teachers when their stuff is broken."
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on Apr 10, 2009
A donor
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on Apr 21, 2009
"I gave to this project because...reading is so important!"
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on Apr 30, 2009
Cash4Books.net
from Beaverton, OR
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on Apr 30, 2009
Keryn
from East hanover, NJ
gave
on May 1, 2009
Jennifer
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on May 1, 2009
Mari
from Enfield, NH
gave
on May 1, 2009
Project fully funded!
Happy news
on May 1, 2009
"Thank you to all my donors...I am so excited to get these materials into my classroom and get my kids reading books at their level. I will be able to monitor their progress and help my struggling readers. Thanks again for your generosity."
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