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Mrs. McIlhenny from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Succeeding in Reading with WIST

Help me give my students a nationally-normed assessment of reading and spelling. By using data from the WIST to plan instruction, I will be able to tailor literacy lessons to students' specific reading needs.

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My Project

The WIST is a nationally standardized literacy assessment specifically designed for students having difficulty with reading and/or spelling. It is norm-referenced and measures word identification, spelling, and sound-symbol knowledge. Administering this test will give me detailed information about each student's reading abilities. I will then be able to use this information to plan targeted reading intervention lessons to meet students' specific literacy needs. Therefore, by administering the WIST and using the data to plan reading intervention lessons, students will receive the most effective reading instruction to help close the gap between their current reading performance and grade-level expectations.

Moreover, since the WIST is nationally-normed, it will provide me with valuable data that can be easily communicated with parents, classroom teachers, and administrators.

Furthermore, administering this test at both the beginning and end of the school year will allow me to quantify my student's reading growth.

Mrs. McIlhenny Rhodes 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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Philadelphia, PA 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

32 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) Kit • Wilson Language Training $350.00 1 $350.00

Materials cost

$350.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$413.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.93

Total project goal

$486.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $486.18

1 Donor

-$250.00

Donations toward project cost

-$212.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$236.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$200.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.43

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 $0.00

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