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Mrs. Ambruso from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Secret to Getting Students to Read and Write

Help me give my students a brain-based researched way to learn phonics and writing.

  • $193 goal

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$446 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Ambruso

Mrs. Ambruso has another project! Donate to Radiant Read-Alouds: Reaching All Readers! to help her classroom.

$446 - complete this project and be a hero

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My students are young and many are English Language Learners who are learning to read. About half of my students do not have English learning supports at home and need as much instruction as possible to come from school. I need as many ways as I can to get their learning to stick and Secret Stories will help make their learning fun, engaging, and meaningful.

Secret Stories is a brain-based research company that has shown success in improving students' phonics and writing abilities.

Students are taught simple and engaging stories to go along with phonics rules that help their learning stick and help them apply their knowledge of the secrets of reading and writing. It is not a phonics or reading program. It is designed to supplement any phonics or reading curriculum that is used in the school system. This will be a perfect addition to our daily and weekly routines that will be quick to introduce, and will be a powerful learning tool for my students, both English and non-English speakers, readers, and writers.

Mrs. Ambruso Hawthorne Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Ambruso

Oklahoma City, OK 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
“Warm Neutrals” Class Kit • Secret Stories Phonics $111.00 1 $111.00

Materials cost

$111.00

Vendor shipping charges

$12.21

Sales tax

$9.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.93

Total project goal

$192.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$192.85

2 Donors

-$143.66

Donations toward project cost

-$132.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.05

match offer

-$36.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$31.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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$0.00

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