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Mrs. Saulsbury from Richmond VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Comprehending and Connecting With Text During Instruction

Help me give my students tools to improve comprehension of books we are reading during guided reading. These tools will help teachers and students work together to develop a reader's connection between letters, words, and ideas.

  • $446 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our school is in the city of Richmond. Our urban school receives federal funding for programs that provide free breakfast and lunch for every student. Our students, teachers, and families are proud of our school and work hard each school day. There are many days that teachers and students work before and after school in order to provide additional instruction and activities for students and their families.

We are truly a community of learning dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of all of our students and supporting families.

My Project

By donating to this project, you will be providing instructional materials that will be used by classroom teachers during small group reading instruction. These tools will be used during reading instruction to encourage readers to deepen their connection to their reading experience.

Students will improve comprehension, writing, phonics and word study skills while being actively engaged in guided reading lessons with these instructional tools.

The magnetic letters allow students to build and break words which is a strategy that can be applied during reading and writing. Reading is about comprehending the text. Students will use the comprehension cards and the teacher will use the prompting cards to help students to deepen comprehension and become better and more confident readers.

Mrs. Saulsbury
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Reader Response Journal • Pioneer Valley Books $20.00 4 $80.00
Lowercase Magnetic Letters • Pioneer Valley Books $16.00 3 $48.00
Magnetic Letter Tray printed with letters - Set of Six • Pioneer Valley Books $15.00 3 $45.00
Comprehension Box Set • Pioneer Valley Books $45.00 1 $45.00
Literacy Footprints Vocabulary Box Set for Third Grade • Pioneer Valley Books $30.00 1 $30.00
Prompting Guide Card Set • Pioneer Valley Books $30.00 1 $30.00
Pioneer Valley Picture Card Set • Pioneer Valley Books $22.00 1 $22.00
Character Feelings and Traits Cards - set of 6 • Pioneer Valley Books $10.00 1 $10.00

Materials cost

$310.00

Vendor shipping charges

$34.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$378.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.84

Total project goal

$445.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$445.59

2 Donors

-$445.59

Donations toward project cost

-$378.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.84

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$0.00

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