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Mrs. Maiolo from Arcadia, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Maiolo's classroom raised $209

Psst! Reading Together is Fun!

My students need 10 WhisperPhone Duets to use to make reading together more fun and to reduce volume in the classroom.

Mrs. Maiolo Nocatee Elementary School
Arcadia, FL Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

I teach 2nd grade in a rural area of FL. My school has a very high percentage of students who receive free or reduced price lunch. Many of the students' parents do not speak English at home. Our school is "full inclusion" which means special education students are fully included in regular ed classrooms. Also, we are a school without walls, which creates its own set of challenges. This year, my students are a group of "low" students who have not performed well in first grade but are being "administratively placed" in 2nd grade rather than being held back. They are all below grade level and struggle with reading. It is my challenge to get them on grade level by the end of the year.

I recently read a wonderful book called "The Daily 5." It gives ideas for changing the Literacy Block to include more independence and choice for students. One of the five components of the Daily 5 is "Read to Someone." During this part of the Daily 5, students read books AT THEIR LEVEL quietly with a partner.

WhisperPhone Duets are a modern take on the paper cup "telephone" game we all played as children. They will allow my students to "Read to Someone" without disturbing others. These tools will allow them to read in a whisper voice and improve their fluency because they will be able to hear themselves read and hear their partner more clearly. It will also help them focus in a wall-less environment which often is very noisy.

Please help me to support the needs of my students. They are a wonderful, enjoyable group and they work hard every day to improve their reading. But we need your help to really make it happen.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

18 students impacted 4 donors
Mrs. Maiolo Nocatee Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Arcadia, FL View local requests

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

18 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
WhisperPhone® DUET™ • Nasco $14.50 10 $145.00

Materials cost

$145.00

Vendor shipping charges

$14.50

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$170.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.47

Total project goal

$208.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$208.15

3 Donors

-$208.15

Donations toward project cost

-$170.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.47

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$0.00

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