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Ms. Marissa from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Decodable

Help me give my students excellent decodable books that align to what students are learning in phonics.

  • $167 goal

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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

In the past two years, I have revamped my literacy instruction to align with the Science of Reading and not the whole language approach. Shifting my literacy instruction to be more systematic and scientifically based has yielded immense growth in all of my students. I have taken nonreaders and turned them into readers!

Decodable texts not only reinforce the learning that we are doing in the classroom but it also helps students feel more confident and successful in reading.

For many of my students, up until last year, their reading has been stagnating due to poor reading instruction.

One struggle we still have is our classroom library. Currently, students are being asked to read leveled readers which are often filled with words that are not decodable on the level the child is reading. To ensure seamless instruction and independent reading practice, I want to get rid of my leveled library and get all of my students into decodable texts. By giving my students access to decodable books some of my students have moved a reading level each month! Help us continue our growth by giving us access to great books!

Ms. Marissa PS 142 Amalia Castro Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY 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

12 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
K-2 Bundle: Get 44 decodable books • CHARGING MOMMY BOOKS $109.98 1 $109.98

Materials cost

$109.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.99

Total project goal

$166.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $166.62

2 Donors

-$83.30

Donations toward project cost

-$70.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.49

match offer

-$83.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$70.82

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.50

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 $0.00

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