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Ms. Essentials for Autism from Beltsville, MD is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Improving Reading Comprehension With Fun Activities

My students need to play games and use activities that will improve their comprehension, while still having fun. They need sentence strips to practice writing and glue sticks so they don't have to bring their own.

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My Students

I am a resource teacher for students with autism in an elementary school. I have students in kindergarten, first grade and second grade. My students are fully-included with their peers, but still have many needs that require significant support to succeed. I spend time with my students in their large general education classes, assisting them with their classwork and modifying their assignments so they are able to complete them successfully. I spend other parts of my day bringing groups of students to my classroom for special education small group instruction. We practice phonics like increasing the number of sight words they can read, reading strategies to increase their comprehension of a story, and social skills that they need to practice to "blend in" with their peers and build/maintain friendships. My students are bright, funny, hard-working, and most importantly UNIQUE. It is a pleasure to work with them! I work hard so that they can keep up with being in a large classroom, despite their disability.

My Project

My students will use the items, such as the reading & comprehension games, in this project during their small group pull-out in their special education classroom. My students are reading at levels that are below grade-level and need extra help to make improvements. By using these items they will have fun while developing their reading fluency and comprehension skills. They will make progress on their IEP goals and increase their reading levels so that they can be more successful while included with their general education peers. The sight word puzzles will help them recognize more words while reading. The sentence strips and handwriting paper will help them practice writing all the new words they are learning through the games and puzzles.

Ms. Essentials for Autism Vansville Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Beltsville, MD View local requests

More than half of 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

6 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP520X - Reading Skills Folder Game Libraries - K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
BA696 - Reading Comprehension Activity Series - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
JJ132 - Sight-Word Puzzles - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RR207 - Roll & Write Word Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TT505Z - Lakeshore Glue Stick - Dozen • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98
TA2610 - Red Baseline Ruled Newsprint - Pre K-Kindergarten • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 1 $5.99
NF9765 - Rainbow Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$214.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.07

Total project goal

$307.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $307.12

3 Donors

-$307.12

Donations toward project cost

-$261.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.07

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