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Ms. Tracy from Grand Rapids, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Step Into Reading!

Help me give my students the Waseca Reading program which is based in Montessori philosophy.

  • $942 goal

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My Project

This beautifully colored Montessori language material from Waseca will further captivate the students' interest in reading. This four step approach allows students to work through the material at their own pace. First, the phonetic approach is used so the student can use the movable alphabet to spell(encode)the word illustrated in the picture. Next is the decoding phrase, the child will decode by matching the picture card to its label. Then the child reads the phonogram booklets. Finally, the student will have practice writing the words and sentences. The materials continue to provide the students more phonetic skills to build upon during the reading process.

Students love the independence this work provides for them to direct their learning.

The nine rainbow-colored solid wood cabinets that are designed to store the picture cards, labels, and phonogram booklets help to keep the work organized neatly and fosters the students' ownership of the work. This provides the students a way to easily find what they need to work on in the language area. The work is a fun, engaging and valuable addition to any Montessori classroom.

Ms. Tracy Grand Rapids Montessori - Fountain Grades PreK-2

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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

40 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Waseca Reading Program Storage • Waseca $440.00 1 $440.00
Waseca Reading Program • Waseca $220.00 1 $220.00

Materials cost

$660.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $100.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$799.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$141.16

Total project goal

$941.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $941.06

17 Donors

-$922.82

Donations toward project cost

-$799.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$122.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.24

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