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Ms. Keenan from Saint Paul, MN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unlocking Literacy: Empowering Kids with Decodable Books

Help me give my students a library of decodable books to grow into confident readers.

  • 6 donors
  • $647 goal

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My Project

My students are learning to read with the science of reading. They are eagerly sounding out words, but they struggle when reading words in a sentence. Unfortunately, my outdated classroom library isn't helping. My library is full of books with words my students can't decode.

These decodable books will help my students build fluency, confidence, and independence.

These books are aligned with the phonics skills we are working on, so students can practice at their just-right level without getting too frustrated. Students will be able to read these books alone, with a friend, and during small-group instruction. They will be so proud of themselves when they can read a "real" book cover to cover!

Ms. Keenan Bruce F Vento Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

23 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Decodable Readers: 15 Beginning Blends Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 5) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowel Teams Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 8) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowel Teams Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders Set 9 • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 10) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Short Vowel Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 2) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Digraphs and Short Vowel Review Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 4) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Short Vowel Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 3) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Long Vowels with Final Silent E Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 7) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Decodable Readers: 15 Beginning and Final Blends Phonics Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 6) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Phonic Books Moon Dogs Set 1: Decodable Books for Older Readers (Alphabet at CVC Level) (Phonic Books Catch-Up Decodable Readers) • Amazon Business $25.85 1 $25.85
Phonic Books Moon Dogs Set 2: Decodable Books for Older Readers (CVC Level, Consonant Blends and Consonant Teams) (Phonic Books Catch-Up Decodable Readers) • Amazon Business $25.85 1 $25.85
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 7): 6 Vowel Teams Decodable Readers to Help First Grade and Second Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read ... E, Long I, Long O, Long OO, and Short OO) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 5): 6 Word-Ending Spelling Pattern Decodable Readers to Help First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 3): 6 Digraph Decodable Readers to Help Kindergarten and First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read (One Digraph Per Book) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 4): 5 Long Vowel VCE Decodable Readers to Help Kindergarten and First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read (One Long Vowel VCE Type Per Book) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 2): 5 Consonant Blends Decodable Readers to Help Kindergarten and First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read (One Blend Type Per Book) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 1): 5 Short Vowel Decodable Readers to Help Kindergarten and First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read (One Short Vowel Sound Per Book) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 2: Learn to read decodable digraph words (The Yak Pack Comics Complete Series) • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 3: Learn to read decodable blend words (The Yak Pack Comics Complete Series) • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 1: Learn to read decodable short vowel words (The Yak Pack Comics Complete Series) • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
The Yak Pack: Comics & Phonics: Book 4: Learn to read Bossy E words (The Yak Pack Comics Complete Series) • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
The Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Pat - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 2 $10.20
Charge into Reading Decodable Books (Stage 6): 3 R-Controlled Vowel Decodable Readers to Help First Grade Beginning Readers Learn to Read (AR, ER, and OR Sounds) • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Zac and His Box - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Tam and I See It - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Tam and a Mat - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - The Pals and Their Pets - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Cub in the Jam - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Yum! A Bun - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Decodable Books Read & Succeed - Sam and I - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$511.64

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$549.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.94

Total project goal

$646.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $646.25

4 Donors

-$580.81

Donations toward project cost

-$496.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.62

Matching donations from our partners

-$62.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$53.12

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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