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Mrs. Ratliff from Miami, OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Ratliff's classroom raised $355

Materials for AWESOME Intervention Program!!

My students need 28 different book titles, including works by Judy Blume, Andrew Clements, Chris Van Allsburg and Patricia Polacco.

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Mrs. Ratliff Washington Elementary School
Miami, OK Grades 3-5

I am a special education teacher serving elementary students in grades K-5. The majority of students in this school are on free/reduced lunches. I work with all students in my building who are on I.E.P.'s and, additionally, I teach intervention programs to several small groups of students to increase deficit skills. Currently many of my students have made significant gains in reading levels thanks to the intensive interventions used with them.

My current intervention program is a two part series that culminates at reading level 2.5, however, I just received an amazing new reading intervention program (as a gift from a speech pathologist) which will complement my current series fantastically as it spans from reading level 2.5 to 5.0. The only obstacle is purchasing one each of the individual book titles to go with the lessons.

Multiple intervention lessons are provided in this program for each of the following book titles: Big Al, Cinder Edna, Cinderella's Rat, For the Love of Autumn, Freckle Juice, Frindle, The Frog Prince Continued, How I Became a Pirate, The Hundred Dresses, The Magic Finger, Miss Nelson is Missing, Miss Smith Reads Again!, Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook, Miss Spider's Tea Party, Mr. Lincoln's Way, Night of the New Magicians, Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street, The Other Side, Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure, Probuditi!, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, The Sweetest Fig, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Thank You, Mr. Falker, Winston the Book Wolf, The Witch who was Afraid of Witches, Wolf!, and The Wolf's Story. The difficulty level of each lesson gets increasingly more difficult the higher they are able to go in the program. This program provides practice and skills in all 5 of the major reading areas. The program is based on scientific research and has been proven to be successful.

I serve many students who have previously been reluctant readers, have employed avoidance techniques, and/or have shown disruptive behaviors in order to avoid taking part in reading activities because they feel inadequate and have consistently failed in the past. Since beginning these intervention programs my students show increased self confidence, higher levels of reading comprehension, higher levels of work completion, and many report a higher degree of self confidence. The avoidance techniques have all but disappeared and the students are doing very well in their respective classrooms. Your help in purchasing these book titles will provide me with the materials to continue interventions through a reading level of 5.0

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. Ratliff Washington Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Miami, OK View local requests

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

20 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Wolf's Story: What Really Happened to Little Red Riding Hood TOBY FORWARD, Izhar Cohen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Wolf Becky Bloom, Pascal Biet, Pascal Biet (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches (An I Can Read Picture Book) Alice Low, Jane Manning (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.38 1 $5.38
Winston the Book Wolf Marni McGee, Ian Beck (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Thank You, Mr. Falker Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.09 1 $17.09
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble William Steig, William Steig (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
The Sweetest Fig Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon Patty Lovell, David Catrow (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.79 1 $12.79
Probuditi! Chris Van Allsburg, Chris Van Allsburg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.16 1 $15.16
Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure Kim Kennedy, Doug Kennedy (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
The Other Side Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street Roni Schotter, Kyrsten Brooker (Illustrator), Krysten Brooker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Night of the New Magicians (Magic Tree House Series #35) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator), Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Mr. Lincoln's Way Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Miss Spider's Tea Party Kirk, David Kirk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook Michael Garland, Michael Garland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Miss Smith Reads Again! Michael Garland, Michael Garland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Miss Nelson Is Missing! Harry G. Allard Jr., James Marshall (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
The Magic Finger Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin (Illustrator), Helena Estes (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $6.30 1 $6.30
How I Became a Pirate Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.80 1 $12.80
Frog Prince--Continued Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Brothers Grimm • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Frindle Andrew Clements, Brian Selznick (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Freckle Juice Judy Blume, Sonia O. Lisker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
For the Love of Autumn Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Cinderella's Rat Susan Meddaugh, Susan Meddaugh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Cinder Edna Ellen Jackson, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Big Al Andrew Clements, Yoshi (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$265.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$290.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.82

Total project goal

$354.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.56

5 Donors

-$354.56

Donations toward project cost

-$290.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.82

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