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Mrs. Jones from Columbus, GA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Backwards Decoding Creates Forward Thinking Readers

Help me give my students a solid reading foundation with backward decoding slides!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Jones's classroom raised $275

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have 18 students who love to learn and love to see each other succeed! They work hard regardless of the challenges they face (4 are ELL and 2 recieve speech services) and want to be strong readers no matter what it takes.

My Project

The science behind reading says that intentional, structured phonics instruction produces stronger readers than other approaches. I would love to supplement my district's current reading program with backward decoding slides and mouth formation cueing cards. I would use these slides to help my students identify vowel sounds, then rimes (the end of the word), then the onsets (the beginning sounds) to increase their fluency. I would also get mouth formation cueing cards. These alphabet (and other letter combination) cueing cards show the students how their mouths should be positioned to correctly form each sound.

Mrs. Jones North Columbus Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

18 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 2 $200.00

Materials cost

$200.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.12

Total project goal

$274.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.12

1 Donor

-$274.12

Donations toward project cost

-$233.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.12

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 $0.00

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