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Mrs. Gryzynger from Tucson, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Phonics is Crucial to Reading Development

Help me give my students decodable books to help them strengthen their reading skills and ability.

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My Students

My students are eager and enthusiastic learners! They range in age from 5 years old to 7 years old, and are the smartest, most hard working kiddos I know. Our school is a neighborhood school, with a very multicultural clientele.

Our school, and my class, is made up of students of mixed ethnicity, gender, academic ability, physical and emotional ability, as well as socioeconomic status.

Our school is a Title 1 school, with a majority of our students needing Free and Reduced Lunch assistance. We use Full Inclusion principles in our school, and maintain that all students have a safe, nurturing, and excellent education.

My Project

The materials in this project are so important to helping my young first grade students learn to read. Phonics, the ability to decode words, is a crucial skill to developing reading skills. These materials would give my students access to specific decodable skills they are bering taught in class - so when they learn it, then can apply it! These books are explicit and systematic, allowing students to apply and feel successful when learning to read.

The decodable books and materials in this project are directly for student use during reading instruction and development, as well as two teacher resources to support me in delivering explicit instruction to my students.

Mrs. Gryzynger Gale Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Tucson, AZ View local requests

More than a third 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

90 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Primary Phonics Complete Storybook Package 1-6 (60 Books) • Amazon Business $169.00 1 $169.00
Magnetic Letters and Numbers Set - Foam Letter Kit + White Board - Lowercase & Uppercase Magnets for Kids - Learn ABC & Writing - Moveable Alphabet Set for Classroom Learning with Plastic Box • Amazon Business $18.98 4 $75.92
Primary Phonics Workbook Set 1-6 • Amazon Business $57.90 1 $57.90
Speech to Print Workbook: Language Exercises for Teachers • Amazon Business $31.30 1 $31.30
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers • Amazon Business $30.24 1 $30.24
Sounding Out the Sight Words: An Alternative to Rote Memorization • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99

Materials cost

$390.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$454.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.14

Total project goal

$534.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $534.26

7 Donors

-$496.76

Donations toward project cost

-$422.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.51

match offer

-$37.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$31.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.62

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 $0.00

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