Decodable Readers for GES Kindergarten

Moderation state
funded
Grant Applicant
Brandy Flesock
Grant Co-applicants
Stacey Luna, Taylor Strong
School Site
Glenshire Elementary
Grant Category
Literacy
Grant Date
2024-06-01T12:00:00
Description

The Kindergarten teachers at Glenshire would love the opportunity to supply our young developing readers with Geodes decodable readers. Geodes decodable readers are highly engaging books with a variety of topics including history, science and arts. Geodes decodable readers contain rich vocabulary and allow students to practice phonics and decoding skills. We are asking for help to purchase three Geodes Level K Classroom Kits. Three Geodes kits will serve up to 75 Glenshire Kindergarten students each year. They are not consumables and may be reused each year. 

Our current ELA adopted curriculum does not offer decodable readers for our students to use. The Geodes decodable readers align with TTUSD’s adopted phonics programs such as Heggerty Phonemic Awareness and FUNdations. Geodes decodable readers would serve as supplemental material which would allow our students to practice the phonics skills they study in class daily. Geodes also supports the Science of Reading and the LETRS program we have been studying and implementing for the past three years. 

 

Benefits of Program

The Geodes Level K Classroom Kit has 48 books organized into four modules that gradually grow with students’ phonemic awareness skills. The first books in the Geodes kit are Wordless Books which target our earliest readers. Wordless books give students an opportunity to sequence narratives using rich illustrations. The second series of decodable books in the kit are Sound Search Books. These books are designed to help students boost their letter-sound recognition skills as they find pictures associated with the sounds of a given letter. Duet Books allow for limited adult assistance to help students build their knowledge even as they read on their own for the first time. The kit includes access to printable resources for students to read with parents at home in order to help further support students’ reading goals and foster a culture of reading habits in the home. The Geodes kit also comes with teacher tools to provide maximum support for successful implementation of the materials in the classroom.

Success of Program

Glenshire has a strong culture of readers who celebrate reading. We read to learn and love to read. As our youngest students are developing and establishing themselves as lifelong learners and readers, it is imperative that they have access to decodable readers. The Geodes Level K: Classroom Kit would help Glenshire’s youngest readers develop a love for reading. Students will make strong connections with the rich illustrations in the texts and their exciting topics such as history, science and art. Students will feel successful as the Geodes decodable readers gradually grow with their emerging phonics skills. These decodable readers will also once again bridge the school-to-home connection as we will be able to return to our practice of sending home developmentally appropriate books to read with families. Geodes decodable readers will help our Kindergarten students begin this magical never ending journey as a reader.

 

Implementation

This grant would be implemented immediately. The Geodes decodable readers would join our daily small group instruction and students would be able to take materials home to practice reading and celebrate their growth with families. 

 

Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?

This grant would support all Kindergarten students at Glenshire Elementary School. Supplying three Geode Level K: Classroom Kit would support all of our readers. These kits will be used daily by our students and presented in a systematic routine. The Geodes kits will not be shared among classes. The Geodes kids will remain with each class respectively.

 

Sustainability
These materials are not consumables and will last for years to come.
Amount Funded
$12081.00
Individual Budget Items(s)
$3695 - Geodes Level K Print Classroom Kit: ISBN: 978-1-64497-700-2
$3695 - Geodes Level K Print Classroom Kit: ISBN: 978-1-64497-700-2
$3695 - Geodes Level K Print Classroom Kit: ISBN: 978-1-64497-700-2
Shipping
$996.00
Other funding sources

There are no other funds available for these decodable readers.

 

Supporting Links
https://gmstore.greatminds.org/products/geodes-levelk-print-classroom-kit
Notes

Thank you for considering funding our grant request!