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Mrs. Irby from Louisville, KY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Better Readers and Writers

Help me give my students more support with reading and writing using the secret stories!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Irby's classroom raised $155

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work at the best elementary school where all our students are on the road to success. My students are part of a Title I school in a big city. We have a very diverse population with students from over 92 countries and many students are English Language Learners.

Walk into my room and you will see the best group of students.

My classroom is a self-contained special education class. We have students with a variety of needs in both educational and life skills. Each student is unique and brings me joy when I see him or her succeed.

My Project

Last year I started using The Secret Stories to support my students with reading and writing. We have the kit, flashcards, and videos.

Now we need to add more resources to continue reading our goal of BETTER READERS and WRITERS!

I am asking for a gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers to get our hands on some awesome Secret Stories materials that will continue to help my students, current and future, become the best they can be with reading and writing.

The products we are wanting include stickers of the skills that we can use to reinforce how when letters get together they sometimes make a different sound as well as the ABC posters that go along with the songs from The Secret Stories.

Mrs. Irby Camp Taylor Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Louisville, KY 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

10 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00

Materials cost

$100.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$131.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.21

Total project goal

$154.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$154.71

1 Donor

-$154.71

Donations toward project cost

-$131.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.21

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$0.00

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