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Mrs. Rosan Wachi from Gardena, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phonics for Older Students

Help me give my students hands-on materials that will provide them learning the phonics skills that they need.

  • $754 goal

This project expired on July 11, 2025.

This project expired on July 11, 2025.

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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

There is a need for consistent and systematic phonic lessons for older students. Students will reach an age where literacy moves from phonics instruction to comprehension and unfortunately, there are students who will require continued lessons with phonemic awareness skills. My goal for this project is to provide these students with the opportunity to continue their learning with targeted instruction that reinforces what their reading needs are.

I wanted to provide authentic and engaging reading opportunities for older students.

Older struggling readers should have the opportunity to continue developing their phonics skills.

Mrs. Rosan Wachi Gardena 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.

Gardena, CA 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

100 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ziploc Storage Bags, Gallon, Box of 250 • School Specialty $54.67 2 $109.34
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 3 Mil Letter Size Laminating Sheets, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Education Supplies & Craft Supplies, For Use With Thermal Laminators, 200/Pack, 6 packs, 1200 Total Pouches • Amazon Business $104.89 1 $104.89
Scholastic Teaching Solutions Teaching Phonics & Word Study in the Intermediate Grades, 3rd Edition (SC-750180) • Quill.com $52.72 1 $52.72
FVSEC 270 Pcs Highlighters Assorted Colors, Chisel Tip Multicolor Highlighter Marker Set, Quick-Drying Pen Highlighter for Classroom School Home Office (270Pcs, 6 Colors) • Amazon Business $46.99 1 $46.99
Astrobrights Colored Paper, 24 lbs., 8.5" x 11", Tropical Colors, 500 Sheets/Ream (91665) • Quill.com $19.97 2 $39.94
Making Sense of Phonics, Second Edition: The Hows and Whys • Amazon Business $36.00 1 $36.00
Ziploc Double Zipper Sandwich Bags, 500 Bags/Carton (682255) • Quill.com $30.99 1 $30.99
BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry (Dries Up To 3x Faster) SUPER BRIGHT COLORS 24 Pack, Smear Free, Assorted Colors Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point 0.7mm, Colorful Pens for adults Women & Men • Amazon Business $27.83 1 $27.83
The Megabook of Fluency • Amazon Business $24.29 1 $24.29
hand2mind Morphology Wall Card Set (96154) • Quill.com $20.90 1 $20.90
Sharpie S-Gel Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point, 0.7mm, Assorted Ink, 8/Pack (2096148/2126231) • Quill.com $12.02 1 $12.02
Building Words: Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes Gr 4: Using Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes Gr 4 • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Paper Mate Flair Felt Pens, Medium Point, 0.7mm, Assorted Ink, Dozen (74423) • Quill.com $9.49 1 $9.49
Mark Twain Media Word Parts Grades 4-12 Language Arts Workbook, Root Words, Different Types of Prefixes and Suffixes, Vocabulary Practice, Classroom or Homeschool Curriculum (64 pgs) (Quick Starts) • Amazon Business $8.36 1 $8.36
BESARME 12 Pack White Out Tape Correction Tape, 39 Feet Each Whiteout Roller Correction Tape Pen for Students Office Supplies, 1/5 X 472 Inches • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$541.74

Vendor shipping charges

$10.93

Sales tax

$49.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$640.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.01

Total project goal

$753.38

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