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Ms. Bertolotti from Corona, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Are Ready to Read!

Help me give my students decodable books to assist in their early reading journey.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bertolotti's classroom raised $250

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 super-curious kindergarteners are in need of carefully selected books to practice their newly acquired phonics skills. These books will fuel our learning during partner, independent and small group learning.

Decodable books are powerful!

This type of book can really foster a great deal of progress in early readers. The boost in excitement and confidence is a happy by-product to the tremendous growth potentino these tools can supply. We’ve had so much success that we realized how essential it is to fill our modest classroom libraries with as many of these readers as possible.

The children can’t wait to get their hands on these books as they devour the words they can independently decode, and the teachers can’t wait to use these tools to teach the children how to read and love to read- a definite win-win situation!

Ms. Bertolotti PS 92 Harry T Stewart Senior 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.

Corona, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7 Sam, Tam, Tim (Alphabet Code): Decodable Books for Beginner Readers Sounds of the Alphabet (Phonic Books Beginner Decodable) • Amazon Business $32.51 1 $32.51
Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Extras Stages 1-7 I Am Sam: Decodable Books for Beginner Readers Sounds of the Alphabet (Phonic Books Beginner Decodable) • Amazon Business $32.51 1 $32.51
Decodable Readers: 15 Short Vowel Phonics Decodable Books for Beginning Readers Ages 4-7 Developing Decoders (Set 1) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Articulation Cards • Amazon Business $27.09 1 $27.09
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 $16.19 1 $16.19
Nonfiction Phonics Readers SET 1: Short Vowels, Blends & More (Single-Copy Set): 25 Motivating Decodable Books That Reinforce Key Reading Skills • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Really Good Stuff EZread Sound Box Mats and Chips – 18 Dry Erase Mats and 60 Chips for up to 6 Students at a Time – Teach Students to Map Sound Patterns, Elkonkin Boxes, Science of Reading • Amazon Business $15.21 1 $15.21
Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: Includes 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $10.22 1 $10.22

Materials cost

$179.31

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.41

Total project goal

$249.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$249.41

3 Donors

-$149.69

Donations toward project cost

-$127.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.45

match offer

-$99.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.96

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$0.00

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