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Mr. Wigfall from Tuscaloosa, AL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fearless Phonics

Help me give my students materials that will assist with them learning effective Phonics skills .

  • $584 goal

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My Project

As this school year is underway, my students are working so hard to make up for the time they lost during COVID-19. I am seeing that a lot of my students are struggling with reading and reading comprehension.

Although, these strategies prepare students for the Reading Test that they take to show how well they should be able to read; for some students, it's just plain hard.

Kids are sponges at this age and while they can remember every villain Batman has ever encountered, remembering the sound that "au" make together sometimes just doesn't stick. This resource will allow me to give my babies the tools they need to unlock the code to understanding phonemic awareness and oral reading fluency skills with less mental effort than it takes when we teach traditional " Hooked on Phonics skills". The "secrets" are the buy-in for the students. They are the reason to sit up a little taller and listen. The "stories" are what they will remember when it's time to read or write words. The materials listed in this project will allow the students to remember the sounds that letters make when they are together!

What I love most about teaching 2nd Grade students is that there isn’t a rule book when it comes to teaching these students the skills they need to master reading strategies through real world experiences. The secrets are told organically, as they come up in class. I can use them in ELA or Reading just as easily as I can in Mathematics and Science. That means I'm teaching literacy all day long and I don't have to give up anything else to do so!

Mr. Wigfall Martin L King Junior Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Tuscaloosa, AL 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25" x 30", White, 8/Pack (559-VAD-8PK) • Staples $195.49 1 $195.49
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25" x 30", White, 30 Sheets/Pad, 4 Pads/Pack (559 VAD 4PK) • Staples $115.09 1 $115.09
WACOM Grip Pen For Wacom Intuos4 Wireless Pointing Device (KP501E2) • Staples $69.95 1 $69.95
Word for Word Phonics Game (LER7180) • Staples $31.79 1 $31.79
Pacon Sentence & Learning Strips (1733) • Staples $12.79 1 $12.79

Materials cost

$425.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.55

Total project goal

$583.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $583.69

2 Donors

-$483.69

Donations toward project cost

-$411.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.55

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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