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Mrs. Neal from Marion, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Decoding Education with Decodable Books

Help me give my students the ability to have their hands on actual books as they are developing reading skills and becoming good readers and decoders.

  • $317 goal

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My Project

Students need the ability to have a book in their hands as they are developing readers. I work with struggling students whose skills are often behind their peers. To help them, I am requesting BOB Books. These books provide the students with many different strategies.

These books give them support to focus on decoding strategies, along with certain skill sets and patterns that will support the current Reading Intervention curriculum, Really Great Reading.

Having a physical book in their hands helps them develop concepts of print as well as tracking when they are learning to decode and begin reading. I am requesting decodable readers to use in my classroom to assist in developing these skills. Our current curriculum uses passages for decoding but I also see a great benefit of having an actual book in their hands which in turn helps develop these skills to make them want to be lifelong readers and learners.

I am also asking for highlighters for the students to hold when they are reading. They often need to see it in a different color to actually make it "sink in." The Amazon gift cards will be used to buy other essentials for our classroom.

Mrs. Neal Washington Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Marion, IL 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon.com Gift Card for any amount in a Classic Happy New Year Mini Envelope • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Bob Books Set 4 - Complex Words • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Bob Books Set 5- Long Vowels • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Bob Books Set 3- Word Families • Amazon Business $15.05 2 $30.10
Bob Books Set 2-Advancing Beginners • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
Amazon.com Gift Card for any amount in a Classic Happy New Year Mini Envelope • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS TRADE SB-0439845009 BOB BOOKS SET 1 BEGINNING READERS • Amazon Business $12.37 2 $24.74
hand2mind Finger Focus Highlighter, Dyslexia Tools For Kids, Guided Reading Strips, ADHD Tools, Colored Overlays for Reading, Reading Tools for Kids, Calm strips, Homeschool Supplies (1 Pack) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89

Materials cost

$235.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$269.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.51

Total project goal

$316.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $316.72

5 Donors

-$283.55

Donations toward project cost

-$269.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$33.17

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 $0.00

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