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Mrs. Gavin from Eagle Lake, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sarah Seuss Reading Therapy Dog - Language Art Project

My students need a flip video camera and a color laser printer.

  • $536 goal

This project expired on January 8, 2011.

This project expired on January 8, 2011.

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Mrs. Gavin Pinewood Elementary School
Eagle Lake, FL Grades 3-5

My Students

What? A real LIVE dog in the classroom? Yes, Sarah Seuss has been a teaching tool in my classroom for seven years. She is a licensed Reading Therapy Dog, author, and buddy. She is a non-judgmental listener and helps students with the Reading skill "fluency", and also Writing skills.

My students are K - 4th grade, at a Title I school.

I mainly work with 4th graders preparing them for the FCAT Writing Test. We have high number of transient and ESOL students, who have few educational activities outside of school. Some of my students have never seen a cow, been to a museum, or played organized sports. They know little about what is beyond the trailer they live in. The poor economic times have reduced our tax base and we have no money for field trips. I teach in Florida, and the majority of my students have never been to the beach, Cape Canaveral, EPCOT, Disney World, or even on a vacation. This limits the background knowledge they enter my classroom with. With a high number of students on free or reduced lunch, I try to teach a lot of my lessons using food. They love being read aloud to, especially if I use an accent. They adore: reading to Sarah Seuss, the Reading Therapy Dog; hands-on learning, using their five senses, and Writing.

My Project

Research has shown that in order to teach vocabulary best, students need to see a picture with the vocabulary word illustrating the meaning. Our school only has black and white printers, and color printers make a huge difference in the pictures needed for vocabulary instruction. Also, bringing various real life experiences into the classroom via a flip camera, will enrich their vocabulary and background knowledge enabling them to pull from this knowledge and have a foundation to build upon. The majority of my students are at a disadvantage when it comes to Reading. Research shows that a student from poverty has heard 13 million words by the time they start school, a student from a working class family has heard 26 million words, and a student from a professional family has heard 45 million words. A good children's book is three times richer in vocabulary than a conversation. A printer and camera will give us tools to help increase students' Reading vocabulary and Writing skills.

Sarah Seuss is a "high interest" teaching tool in my classroom, but real learning will take place with other tools that cost money I don't have.

The color printer, and flip video camera will allow technology to enhance my teaching and student learning. The students can help create picture books, movies, oral presentations. The benefit of increasing vocabulary can only improve Reading and Writing scores. These tools would be appreciated and carefully used.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 100 students impacted
Mrs. Gavin Pinewood Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Eagle Lake, 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

Never Before Funded 100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COMPUTERS LASER PRINTERS LASER 8905508 • Best Buy $199.99 1 $199.99
FLIP VIDEO ULTRAHD CAMCORDER -- Flip Video Camcorders; UltraHD, White • Quill $199.99 1 $199.99

Materials cost

$399.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$454.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.29

Total project goal

$535.27

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