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Being able to touch and move the letters helps strengthen their understanding of how sounds connect to print.\r\n\r\nUsing the Heggerty Primary lessons alongside the magnetic letters has strengthened our daily phonemic awareness and phonics instruction. Students are building skills in segmenting, blending, and manipulating sounds — all foundational skills for becoming strong readers. I have already seen growth in their confidence when reading and spelling words independently.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the materials make learning interactive and fun. Students are excited to participate, eager to build new words, and proud of the progress they are making.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in their literacy journey and for supporting our classroom. 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Your generosity has helped build not only their reading skills, but also their confidence and excitement about books.","fullyFundedDate":1764708277569,"projectUrl":"project/fun-and-engaging-books/9903544/","projectTitle":"Fun and Engaging Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Germain","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9445096_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y352&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1706135274270","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9445096"},{"teacherId":495457,"projectId":9926463,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom intervention materials. Because of you, my students now have access to targeted resources that are already making a meaningful difference in their learning.\r\n\r\nThese materials are being used during small-group and individualized intervention time to help students strengthen key skills, build confidence, and close learning gaps. 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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 229 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Its teachers have had 393 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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69%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies
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teachers
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Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies has received support from
297 individuals from Wisconsin and
263 individuals out-of-state.