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Ms. Batista from Waterbury, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Decodable Readers for First Grade Growth

Help me give my students strong decodable readers to improve their reading fluency!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Batista's classroom raised $931

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

First grade a pivotal time for students to begin opening their world and mind to the world of reading. Students are beginning to become more aware of letters, sounds, and words. They are starting to piece those things together creating the ability to begin reading books at their own demise.

With the help of these decodable readers, students will be giving the opportunity to accelerate their learning and achievement in the world of reading.

Not only will my students have access to books that meet them at their learning level, but they will also have books that will create a space for them to learn and grow with the books that they have access to.

Ms. Batista Wendell Cross Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Waterbury, CT 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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Decodable Readers: 15 Beginning and Final Blends Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 6) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95
Decodable Readers: 15 Digraphs and Short Vowel Review Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 4) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95
Decodable Readers: 15 Beginning Blends Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 5) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowels with Final Silent E Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 7) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95
Decodable Readers: 15 Short Vowel Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 3) • Amazon Business $29.99 5 $149.95

Materials cost

$749.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$791.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.59

Total project goal

$930.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$930.59

1 Donor

-$930.59

Donations toward project cost

-$791.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.59

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$0.00

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