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The objective has been achieved, and I sincerely hope the students continue their reading journey independently. \r\nThank you once again; I will forever be grateful to all of you.","fullyFundedDate":1725897701071,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-literature/8741474/","projectTitle":"Exploring Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Vega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9731364"},{"teacherId":9733570,"projectId":8744904,"letterContent":"In my classroom we have reading Wednesdays, where every Wednesday we choose a story to read, we take a walk through the book, we predict what the story will be about just by looking at the pictures, and then we proceed to read. We always do creative writing processes where we write about our favorite part of the story, the lesson, or we create a different ending. 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Your generosity has left a positive and lasting impact on our students.","fullyFundedDate":1725650623578,"projectUrl":"project/aprendamos-juntos-de-manera-interactiva/8737979/","projectTitle":"Aprendamos Juntos De Manera Interactiva En Nuestro Laboratorio de Ciencias.","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Giménez Ocasio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9729094"},{"teacherId":9733798,"projectId":8745253,"letterContent":"The opportunity to have been part of this pilot program has been a dream. My students have greatly enjoyed the access to materials they have not been able to access before. Each time I take a big book out to read to them, their faces show the wonder and surprise they can't contain. Following the units we've been using the big books as mentor texts for different topics we discuss in the classroom. One of these big books they've really enjoyed is \"The Rainbow Fish\" by Marcus Pfister. The first time I showed them the book they were amazed by the vibrant colors. They wouldn't stop asking if they could touch the front cover and feel the scales of the Rainbow Fish. Even the rowdy students fell silent when we started reading the book aloud. They wouldn't stop gasping or wondering about the images that looked so clear, were close enough to touch and were accessible to all of them. I this book used for both Kindergarten and First grade, and they enjoyed it the same.\r\n\r\nThe EZread mats and chips have been a hit, and have helped my first graders visualize sounds in words. This has helped them to develop their writing when we use it step by step. Every time that we do writing Fridays they always ask for the mats and chips. The decodable books have also allowed them freedom and independence in their reading practice. 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Marta Vélez de Fajardo is
an urban public school
in BAYAMON, Puerto Rico that is part of Puerto Rico Department of Education.
It serves 528 students
in grades Not specified with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Its teachers have had 8 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area
99%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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