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Mrs. Ruhling from East Boston, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Laughing Out Loud With Decodable Books

Help me give my students decodable readers so they can love reading as much as they love listening to books!

  • $590 goal

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My Project

Little kids love books! What's not to love? Bright, beautiful pictures, an interesting story, and the attention of a loving adult. Why, then, do so many kids resist when it comes to reading on their own? There are many reasons... Learning to read is tricky. There are rules to learn and words to memorize. You have to put in a lot of work in before you'll be ready to pick up even the "easy" Level 1 books. But does it have to be this way? The answer is no!

Decodable readers allow children to use what they know to crack the code of reading - relying first on the knowledge of letters and sounds that kindergarteners practice daily.

As phonics skills increase, the skills targeted in the books increase, ensuring that each child is matched with the book that he or she is ready for right now. With decodable readers, children can apply the skills they are learning in class to read successfully. What better joy could there be?

My kindergarten students are excited to apply the skills they've been learning all year. Your support will supply them with engaging, decodable books that they can read "by themselves." The books we are asking for are not just decodable. They have fun and silly storylines that kids love. In addition, two silly, phonics-based games will help us practice our phonics skills further while laughing and having fun.

In the words of Frank Serafini, “There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

Please consider helping my students find the right books.

Mrs. Ruhling
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Laugh-A-Lot Phonics: Short Vowels (Parent Pack): 12 Engaging Books That Teach Key Decoding Skills to Help New Readers Soar • Amazon Business $23.99 5 $119.95
Phonics First Little Readers (Classroom Set), 24 Titles, 5 Copies Per Title (9781338717556) • Staples $99.99 1 $99.99
Laugh-A-Lot Phonics: Blends & Digraphs (Classroom Set): A Big Collection of Little Books That Teach Key Decoding Skills • Amazon Business $96.01 1 $96.01
Laugh-A-Lot Phonics: Long Vowels (Classroom Set): A Big Collection of Little Books That Teach Key Decoding Skills • Amazon Business $93.38 1 $93.38
Mrs Wordsmith Phonics Blah Blah Blah Card Game, Kindergarten & Grades 1-2: Accelerate Every Child's Reading • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
AGO Phonics Card Game (3 Level Box Set). Build Reading Skills, Learn Words and Phonics Sounds - All While Playing a Fun Card Game! Includes 3 x Playing Card Decks in a Magnetic Box. • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$464.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$501.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.45

Total project goal

$589.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$589.69

13 Donors

-$294.32

Donations toward project cost

-$251.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.25

match offer

-$294.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$250.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

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$0.00

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