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Ms. Gutierrez from El Paso, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader Tomorrow a Leader!

Help me give my students decodable books to meet their reading level goals.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gutierrez's classroom raised $354

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

I have 16 pretty amazing first graders. They are all unique in their own way. Each of them are growing in reading capabilities and showing progress in their reading abilities. I am in need of decodable books that will help my students build the skills they need to read independently and the decodable books will help them build on those skills to grow into successful readers.

My focus is on increasing my students reading levels.

I have several students that are struggling in their reading. I believe the decodable books will help support instruction during my guided reading. These books are important in phonics instruction and building confidence in my students. Decodable books will provide my students with the opportunity to use their developing segmenting and blending skills so that they can read words so that they can develop automaticity, or the ability to recognize words quickly and effortlessly, and experience independent reading success.

Ms. Gutierrez Parkland 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.

El Paso, TX 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

16 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowels with Final Silent E Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 7) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Beginning and Final Blends Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 6) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowel Teams Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 8) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowel Teams Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders Set 9 • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Diphthongs Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 11) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Digraphs and Short Vowel Review Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 4) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Short Vowel Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 1) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Uinkit Hot Thermal Laminating Pouches 100 Pack Laminator Sheets 11.5x17.5 Laminating Sheets 3.5Mil for Sealed 11x17 Inches Document,Rounded Corner • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
OleFun 30 Pack Dry Erase Pockets, 10 X 14 in Reusable Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves in 10 Colors, Plastic Clear Sheet Protectors, School Teacher Supplies, Organization for Classroom Storage • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
EOOUT 24pcs Zipper Bags Mesh Bags with Zipper, Mesh Zipper Pouch Durable Pouches for Organization Storage, Letter Size/A4 Size, for Travel Organize and Office Supplies • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$266.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$300.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.01

Total project goal

$353.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$353.41

1 Donor

-$316.21

Donations toward project cost

-$300.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.20

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$0.00

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