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Mrs. Ounsted from Hoquiam, WA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Ounsted's classroom raised $527

Voice Recordings to Increase Reading Skills

My students need 8 digital voice recorders to use for self-monitoring.

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Mrs. Ounsted Hoquiam Middle School
Hoquiam, WA Grades 6-8

My Students

“Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous”, Confucius shared. I would like to provide my students with not only the opportunity to study, but also to reflect on their performances.

Reading is a life-long skill that all student should strive to be successful in.

Unfortunately, many of my students struggle in this area. I currently teach language arts and social studies in a small town in which poverty is a large issue in our schools. Approximately 59% of our students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program. We also have a large Hispanic population, many of which struggle in our reading classes due to language barriers. Regardless of economical status or ethnicity, all of our students have one thing in common: a love of technology. I would like to provide my students with the opportunity to use this love of technology to help further their education.

My Project

I would like to request eight digital voice recorders for my students. Using these recordings to reflect upon their reading growth throughout the year, students will have an opportunity to become an active participant in the assessment process. To allow for students to become active members in their learning, I would like to provide my students with digital voice recorders to record their reading progress throughout the year. Students would be allowed to record themselves reading passages and reflect on the skills that they felt they've done well and also skills that they would like to refine. By using the digital voice recorders, students would be able to collect the data throughout the year and view the progress they have made. These recordings could also be shared with parents at conferences.

With your donation, you will be helping to create a classroom of students that understand the importance of growth in reading and provide them with the evidence of that growth to last a lifetime.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

60 students impacted 9 donors
Mrs. Ounsted Hoquiam Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hoquiam, WA 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

60 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony ICD BX800 digital voice recorder • CDW Inc. $42.88 8 $343.04

Materials cost

$343.04

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.30

Sales tax

 $30.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$447.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.97

Total project goal

$526.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $526.48

7 Donors

-$321.00

Donations toward project cost

-$274.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.65

match offer

-$203.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$173.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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