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Mr. Ochi from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading Center Fun

My students need alphabet tubs, sorting boards, practice cards and alphabet rockets for an early reading center to help them develop the skills necessary to develop strong literacy skills.

  • $411 goal

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My Students

All of my students have limited social skills and have significant language deficit in expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language skills. My students are often frustrated because they cannot communicate their needs and wants. Many times they struggle to keep up with the other students because they do not speak and cannot participate in the same way. I work tremendously hard to expose them to as many experiences within my means, however, this is getting harder and harder. My students are diagnosed with intellectual disability and autism. They learn and respond positively to a curriculum that is visual, kinesthetic and allows them to practice their skills repeatedly.

My Project

Our students are motivated learners who take great pride in their work. It takes them longer than most to learn the skills they need to access the curriculum but they push through and want to learn. They are eager to learn their letters and excited to learn letter sounds but we do not yet have the supplies to have a proper reading center.

I am asking for letter sound tubs, Magnetic Sound Sorting Boards, alphabet letter matching rocket toys and alphabet tracing board to help my students learn their skills in an unconventional way.

We are requesting the letter sound tubs, alphabet matching rocket toys, magnetic sound sorting board and an alphabet tracing board to help give my students hands on practice with phonemic awareness. They will be placed in a reading center and students will be able to engage with these materials as an alternative to learning from a workbook. These materials will give my students the concrete 3-dimensional multi-sensory cues that they needs to help them learn letters, letter sounds, and will help them read. My students learn in unconventional ways and they need materials that help meet these needs.

We hope that with these materials they will continue to learn the pre-reading skills necessary so they can become proficient readers.

Mr. Ochi PS 36K Grades 3-5

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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Brooklyn, 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC856 - Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
LL435X - Magnetic Sound Sorting Boards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
PP185 - Lakeshore Alphabet Rockets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
JJ539 - Write & Wipe Alphabet Practice Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$313.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$348.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.53

Total project goal

$410.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $410.22

4 Donors

-$381.40

Donations toward project cost

-$331.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.71

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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