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Unlocking Literacy: Building a Strong Foundation

Help me give my students authentic and engaging opportunities to build and apply their blossoming phonics skills!

  • $182 goal

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

This project expired on August 31, 2025.

My Project

Reading is the foundation for lifelong learning, yet many students struggle to master this critical skill in traditional classroom settings. As an Intervention Specialist , I work with students who face significant challenges in reading. These learners require targeted, multi-sensory approaches to literacy instruction to help them unlock their potential and build confidence as readers. To achieve this, I am seeking funding for phonics poetry and fluency resources that will make literacy accessible and engaging for every child.

Phonics poetry and fluency resources provide a structured yet creative way to teach foundational reading skills, while fostering a love of language and storytelling.

These materials will be integrated into small-group intervention sessions and individualized lessons, allowing students to experience reading in a supportive, multi-sensory environment that caters to their unique needs. These tools are crucial for bridging the gap between where these students are and where they need to be to thrive academically.

Ms. Haughney Long Meadow Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Middlebury, CT View local requests 50 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sounding Out the Sight Words: An Alternative to Rote Memorization • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
More Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Poetry • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Poetry • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Activities for Fluency, Grades 5-6 • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Activities for Fluency, Grade 3-4 • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29

Materials cost

$122.17

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FREE

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$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$154.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.18

Total project goal

$181.18

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