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Mrs. Herrell from Chester IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Secret to Reading!

Help me give my students the Secret Stories "Space Saver" Classroom Phonics Kit so students can crack the code of reading.

  • $403 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Many of my students come from a variety of backgrounds. As a teacher, I look for as many opportunities to help my students get the resources they need to be successful.

My school is a Title I school where over half of our students are on free or reduced-price lunch.

The school does its best to provide what they can to our students, but we cannot always meet the demands. My students are intelligent and motivated to excel in school. They deserve to have access to all the resources that will make them successful.

My Project

In order to help my struggling readers become fluent readers and writers, I am requesting the Secret Stories Space Saver Posters that will help students decode formulas as to why a letter makes that sound.

Having a program that is explicit, systematic and multi-sensory with an approach to reading and phonics instruction that is based on developing the way the child learns is what my students need to succeed.

This project will be utilized by our entire 2nd grade team to ensure all of the children are given the "secrets" to reading!!

Mrs. Herrell
Grades PreK-2
  • Chester Grade School
  • Chester, IL
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 18 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
“Space Saver” Classroom Phonics Kit with Brain-Based Red Phonics Posters • The Secret Stories $92.50 3 $277.50

Materials cost

$277.50

Vendor shipping charges

$30.53

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.39

Total project goal

$402.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$402.58

1 Donor

-$342.19

Donations toward project cost

-$342.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$60.39

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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