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Mrs. Willett from Grants Pass, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Reading Fun Again! Back to Basics!

Help me give my students a way to explore reading without a computer or tablet. This program has proved over time to interest kids while challenging them to meet their potential going back to basics!

  • $2,167 goal

This project expired on June 14, 2024.

This project expired on June 14, 2024.

My Project

All children need to learn to read, but the real goal is children need to fall in love with reading. Just teaching a child to read isn't all it is about. If we continue to force them to read subjects and styles they don't care for reading becomes a chore. I have looked and looked for a way to enhance reading to make it fun and enjoyable for 4th graders. These are 9 to 10 year olds that don't see why reading is so important. They haven't been taught to read as a hobby but more as a job or task. We are doing them a disservice by taking the joy out of reading. I have used countless programs online and on Chromebooks that offer nothing exciting or fun about it.

With these short stories the students can move at their own pace and challenge themselves while learning to read for fun!

This is one of the few resources that is in print that actually is self-motivating. As for the students that have already mastered the skill this can take them above grade level and beyond while fostering independence and the confidence to do it on their own.

I would like to offer something different than technology or a chapter book. There doesn't seem to be anything in the middle. This is a tried and true program that has been around for 60 years. While a lot of curricula wants to move forward with technology and only offer online choices I think going back to basics would be a refreshing change for the students. I look forward to this new path and am excited for the experience they will have going back to basics!

Mrs. Willett Allen Dale Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Grants Pass, OR 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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Reading Lab 2a, Complete Kit, Levels 2.0 - 7.0 (READING LABS) • Amazon Business $1,785.04 1 $1,785.04

Materials cost

$1,785.04

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,841.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$325.03

Total project goal

$2,166.85

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