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Mrs. Thiesen from Dix Hills, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crack the Secret Reading Code

Help me give my students the phonics instruction they need to crack the code in reading!

  • $183 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are a group of eager Kindergarteners many of whom are learning the English language. They are driven to learn and grow as independent readers and writers and are excited to come to school every day!

These materials will provide them with a multi-sensory approach to phonics to help them understand the "secret" reasons why letters make the sounds they do when paired together.

Based on cognitive neuroscience research, this approach provides logical explanations for why letters behave the way they do. Once my students learn these reasons they will accelerate their phonics skill mastery for reading and writing. I am excited to be able to bring these materials into my classroom and foster my students' desire to read and write in a fun multi-sensory approach.

Mrs. Thiesen La Francis Hardiman Elementary School Annex Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Dix Hills, NY 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

30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
“Warm Neutrals” Class Kit • Secret Stories $111.00 1 $111.00

Materials cost

$111.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.21

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.33

Total project goal

$182.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $182.20

2 Donors

-$175.44

Donations toward project cost

-$150.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.82

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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