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Mrs. Pratkanis' Speech Therapy from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Words, Building Confidence: Help My Students Master Phonics!

Help me give my students tools to build words, reading skills, confidence, and sound production abilities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Pratkanis' Speech Therapy's classroom raised $157

This project is fully funded

My Project

Many of my students are working hard to improve their phonemic awareness, reading abilities, and sound production. However, these critical skills are often challenging, and they need additional resources to help them develop and grow. I’m asking for your help to provide word-building materials that will support their learning in a fun, interactive way!

Phonemic awareness, the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words, is foundational to early reading and language skills.

When students struggle with phonemic awareness, it impacts their ability to read, spell, and articulate sounds correctly. To address this, I would love to incorporate word-building materials into our therapy sessions. These hands-on tools will help my students make connections between sounds, letters, and words, boosting both their reading abilities and speech clarity.

These materials will make a significant impact on my students’ language development. By having access to word-building tools, they will be able to strengthen their phonemic awareness, improve their reading fluency, and produce sounds more clearly. The hands-on approach will allow them to actively engage in their learning, making it both fun and effective.

Thank you for considering supporting my classroom and my students' educational journey. With your help, we can make a lasting impact on their phonemic awareness, reading skills, and sound production. Every contribution brings us closer to helping them communicate more effectively and succeed in their learning!

Mrs. Pratkanis' Speech Therapy Pittsburgh Arsenal Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pittsburgh, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

65 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Junior Learning Spelligator Word Building Game, Ages 5-9, Phonemic Awareness, 75 Letter Tiles • Amazon Business $23.53 1 $23.53
ThinkFun 7706-T Zingo Word Builder Early Reading Game - Award Winning Game for Pre-Readers and Early Readers • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Torlam Blends & Digraphs Pocket Chart, Onset Rime Phonics Games Sight Word Flash Cards, Educational Spelling Reading Learning Blending Board, Elementary Kindergarten Classroom Teachers Must Haves • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Junior Learning CCVC Builder Cards, Multi • Amazon Business $18.73 1 $18.73
CVC Builders Activity Cards for Grades K-2, 48 Pack (JRL178) • Quill.com $12.57 1 $12.57
CVC CVVC Word Builder, CVC Word Games, Phonics Games Flash Cards for Preschool Kindergarten Classroom Montessori Special Education Phonics Manipulatives Spelling Toy for Learning and Teacher Supplies • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$101.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.53

Total project goal

$156.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $156.86

4 Donors

-$130.39

Donations toward project cost

-$116.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.06

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.47

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 $0.00

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