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Mrs. Policastro from Manchester, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Policastro's classroom raised $174

Fluency Kit Helps Young Readers, Read!

My students need a Spiders CD Read-Along Kit, a Listen & Read Fluency Practice Pack and a Building Fluency Card Bank.

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Mrs. Policastro Ridgeway Elementary School
Manchester, NJ Grades PreK-2

My amazing 2nd graders deserve updated materials to grasp new concepts during the learning process. The three components of reading fluency are speed, accuracy, and expression. Fluency integrates word recognition with comprehension. These kits would help gain awareness of how my students are progressing throughout the year!

The fluency materials would help, especially because funding is low in our Title 1 school. We are faced with a defeated budget and are in need of new materials. My students are faced with outdated materials. These new kits are appealing to the eye and will make reading fun and interesting!

These kits would make it possible for me to teach this skill that is crucial for for young readers to grow and progress to the next level. A child who reads a passage fluently doesn't stop to decode words; he/she reads quickly and with expression because he/she knows the words and grasps the meaning of the text. It is possible for all students to obtain this skill.

Your help will ensure my students the opportunity to become better readers. "In 1st grade children learn to read, in 2nd grade they read to learn" I love this quote and think of it often while I am teaching!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

40 students impacted 16 donors
Mrs. Policastro Ridgeway Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Manchester, NJ 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

40 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ713 - Listen & Read Fluency Practice Pack - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
EE501 - Building Fluency Card Bank - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
RE165 - Spiders CD Read-Along Kit • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50

Materials cost

$119.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$142.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.20

Total project goal

$173.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $173.34

15 Donors

-$170.00

Donations toward project cost

-$141.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.20

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 $1.15

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