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You have touched the future and your impact is for a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1769287436866,"projectUrl":"project/cardboard-creations/10040638/","projectTitle":"Cardboard Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2445902_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524351646617","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msbakerbrcps"},{"teacherId":10041318,"projectId":9594592,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your generous support in funding the Wilson Reading System Introductory Course. Your investment in this professional learning opportunity will have a meaningful and lasting impact on both our teachers and our students.\r\n\r\nThrough this course, I have gained a deeper understanding of how to support teachers in delivering explicit, systematic instruction in key phonics skills. Strengthening our knowledge of sound-symbol relationships, word structure, and targeted decoding strategies equips us to provide clearer, more effective instruction for students who need it most.\r\n\r\nWith these strengthened instructional practices, our students will continue to grow in their oral reading fluency and grade-level spelling. Both of these foundational skills are essential for reading to learn across all subject areas and for achieving long-term literacy success. When students read fluently and spell accurately, they build confidence, comprehension, and independence as learners.\r\n\r\nYour generosity directly supports our mission to ensure that every child becomes a strong, capable reader. Thank you for investing in our educators and in the future of our students.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\n\r\nSamantha Schick","fullyFundedDate":1764681195809,"projectUrl":"project/closing-the-reading-gap/9594592/","projectTitle":"Closing the Reading Gap","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10041318"},{"teacherId":10236289,"projectId":9715127,"letterContent":"I am deeply grateful and excited to share how your generous donations have positively impacted the 5th-grade classes I have the privilege of teaching. Over the past four months, we've used the resources you provided to engage more deeply with complex texts and expand our vocabulary. As a result, students' writing and their ability to express themselves through stories and debate have grown tremendously.\r\n\r\nSome of the challenges I've observed in this cohort include retaining and applying new vocabulary, as well as developing stronger deductive reasoning skills; areas that were impacted by extended online learning during the pandemic. With your support, we're creating a classroom environment where students can rediscover a love of reading and see its relevance in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us build a space where our scholars can grow into confident, independent learners who are excited to learn and share their voices.","fullyFundedDate":1758636614517,"projectUrl":"project/learn-to-love-literacy-resources/9715127/","projectTitle":"Learn to Love Literacy Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nelson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10236289"},{"teacherId":10236289,"projectId":9671765,"letterContent":"I am deeply grateful and excited to share how your generous donations have positively impacted the 5th-grade classes I have the privilege of teaching. Over the past two months, we've used the resources you provided to engage more deeply with complex texts and expand our vocabulary. As a result, students' writing and their ability to express themselves through stories and debate have grown tremendously.\r\n\r\nSome of the challenges I've observed in this cohort include retaining and applying new vocabulary, as well as developing stronger deductive reasoning skills; areas that were impacted by extended online learning during the pandemic. With your support, we're creating a classroom environment where students can rediscover a love of reading and see its relevance in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us build a space where our scholars can grow into confident, independent learners who are excited to learn and share their voices.","fullyFundedDate":1757949622358,"projectUrl":"project/project-learn-to-love-literacy/9671765/","projectTitle":"Project: Learn to Love Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nelson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10236289"},{"teacherId":1012465,"projectId":9339901,"letterContent":"Thanks to your support, our students now have access to magnetic letter mapping tools that make reading come alive! These tools help children physically build words—hearing each sound, saying it aloud, and moving letters to match what they hear. This hands-on, multi-sensory approach strengthens their phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling skills while keeping learning engaging and fun.\r\n\r\nStudents who once struggled to sound out words are now excited to \"map\" and read them independently. The tactile movement of building words reinforces memory and boosts confidence, giving every child a tangible way to experience success with reading.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has helped create an inclusive, empowering environment where all learners can connect sounds to symbols and unlock the joy of reading. Thank you for making this transformation possible!","fullyFundedDate":1747842695874,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-young-readers-with-magnetic-m/9339901/","projectTitle":"Empowering Young Readers with Magnetic Mapping Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1012465_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481336287843","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/miss-smith116"},{"teacherId":1012465,"projectId":9278088,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, students now have access to a research-based, multi-sensory reading curriculum that transforms how they learn to read and write. The IMSE approach engages sight, sound, touch, and movement to build strong connections between letters and sounds—helping all learners, especially those who struggle with decoding, spelling, or fluency.\r\n\r\nThis structured literacy program gives every child a chance to experience success through hands-on, explicit, and systematic instruction. Students use sand trays, magnetic letters, and tactile writing to strengthen memory and confidence. The results are already visible—greater engagement, improved accuracy in reading, and growing excitement about books!\r\n\r\nYour support ensures that our most vulnerable readers receive the tools, materials, and instruction they need to become confident, lifelong learners. Thank you for investing in their future!","fullyFundedDate":1746796761517,"projectUrl":"project/multi-sensory-reading-intervention-curri/9278088/","projectTitle":"Multi-sensory Reading Intervention Curriculum","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1012465_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1481336287843","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/miss-smith116"},{"teacherId":4496575,"projectId":9586155,"letterContent":"My students use the resources that you were able to provide for us every single day! We use the whiteboard pockets and markers to build words and practice our reading and writing. We are so grateful for your generosity!\r\n\r\nWe use the sheet protectors to read passages and mark and keep track of our fluency. We love these materials and are so glad that we have them to be able to learn and grow! \r\n\r\nMy students screamed and danced when they saw the materials, they couldn't believe that anonymous people loved and cared about us enough to want to give us as they called it \"gifts.\" \r\n\r\nThank you, thank you, thank you for all your support in helping to make learning to read possible!","fullyFundedDate":1756432248979,"projectUrl":"project/new-job-new-supplies/9586155/","projectTitle":"New Job New Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pemberton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4496575_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y383&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1594765511000","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4496575"},{"teacherId":8031290,"projectId":8775590,"letterContent":"Thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts for your generous donations. Because of your kind gestures, we are able to learn abstract ideas with concrete materials. \r\n\r\nStudents were super excited about brand new playdoughs. As you might have already known, playdoughs tend to get tough and hard as we use them. The new batch is the best. We learned about different colors of the playdoughs. We used the playdough to create some Chinese characters. We learned the basic rules of writing Chinese characters: from top to bottom, from left to write, just as we do in writing English.\r\n\r\nStudents were also as excited, or even more excited, when they saw the magnetic tiles. We reinforced the learning of colors with our magnetic tiles, and we also listen to a book read about different shapes. The book associates shapes with different food we have in our daily life. We used the magnetic tiles to create the shapes, and students are up to the challenges. They create some cool 3-D models.","fullyFundedDate":1735657679479,"projectUrl":"project/learn-art-chinese-and-math-together/8775590/","projectTitle":"Learn Art, Chinese, and Math Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cui Wang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8031290_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726352784120","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8031290"},{"teacherId":8031290,"projectId":8810271,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and generosity. Thanks to you, I received the book \"Languages and Learners: Make the Match\". \r\n\r\nI read the book and found it very useful. I highlighted many places throughout the book and took notes where I see it fits. Normally I read a book from page one, and read on till the last page. However, with this book, I treat it as a resource book or a dictionary. I jumped from one chapter to another chapter, not necessarily in the order of the book.\r\n\r\nChapter ten of the book talks about managing the learning environment. Before reading the book, I knew to set the classroom rules and expectations at the beginning of the year. After reading the book, I added new twists to create and introduce the classroom expectations. One important point is to state the expectations in the target language. Before, I was worried that young learners will not be able to get the ideas. In reality, with explanations, gestures and practices, all students could understand and recite the rules/expectations in Chinese. Chapter eleven of the book \"Bringing language to life with effective materials\" reinforced my planning and implementing a lesson on creating a grocery shopping list in Chinese and calculate the total cost. In addition to solve a real-life situation with real grocery prices, students also have to apply their math skills to figure out the total cost.","fullyFundedDate":1727976009522,"projectUrl":"project/live-and-learn-teachers-keep-learning-t/8810271/","projectTitle":"Live and Learn! Teachers Keep Learning to Better Serve Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cui Wang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8031290_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726352784120","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8031290"},{"teacherId":9081625,"projectId":7749350,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your support and resources. Thank you so much for the generous donation of The Pagemaster scripts. Your contribution is truly appreciated and will help preserve and share a beloved piece of storytelling magic. Thank you so much for your generous donations through DonorsChoose! Your support is making a real difference in classrooms and in the lives of students and teachers. Because of you, learning opportunities are expanding, creativity is being nurtured, and futures are being shaped. 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