Help me give my students lessons so struggling readers can refresh their structured phonics skills (in other words, multisyllablic word decoding skills)!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dewey's classroom raised $155
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students live in a Utah town in a low-income neighborhood. Hardworking parents often don't have time or don't know how to fully support learning at home. Frequently, the effects of poverty manifest in a child's inability to focus and tune out distractions which are skills needed for learning.
My students love learning and are committed to building a better future through hard work and practice!
Title I schools face the challenges of poverty that other schools do not. Research is documenting the impact that poverty has on education. Nearly 60% of students in our school receive free or reduced-price meals. A third are native Spanish speakers. My students need a school that understands their special challenges and intervenes to help.
We are preparing today's students for the jobs of tomorrow. Essentially, we are teaching students the ways to think critically and not just training them on vocational skills. I do not even know what jobs we will need in thirty years, but I do know that they need to read, do the math, think analytically, and problem solve.
My Project
By 5th grade most students have mastered decoding. Unfortunately, the pandemic has revealed weaknesses in student reading skills that will only be corrected through relearning. Studies show that although students have mastered 65% of the phonics patterns in second grade, as they progress over the years, that mastery atrophies to 35% or lower by 5th grade.
Developing comprehension skills comes after the automaticity of decoding is secure.
In order to re-teach these forgotten skills, well designed lessons are crucial. Teachers Pay Teachers gives me access a wide swath of lessons. Help me reach each student where they are, so they can grow to where they need to be.
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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