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Ms. Heinlein from Portland OR is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Accelerate Reading in 1st Grade!

My students need 4 digital voice recorders to record their authentic stories, speeches, and spelling words.

  • $210 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Every child dreams big and wants to be a star. With this project, they will get just that!

I teach a group of 25 spunky first graders in an urban district in Portland, OR.

14 of my students are actively enrolled in ESL classes and 4 of them are newcomers, meaning they do not know enough English to properly function in the classroom. Because of these hurdles, many of them are not yet reading at grade level standards. I want to remedy this problem and accelerate their learning.

My Project

By using digital voice recorders in my classroom, I will create a real enthusiasm for learning. Children will be excited to write stories just so they can confidently read them into the recorder. Capturing their reading permanently to listen to over and over will be a powerful source of authentic learning.

By donating to my project, you will help these children gain the confidence they need to become better writers, readers, listeners, and speakers.

My school recently cut assistant teachers, and I do not have enough time in the day to listen to each child read everyday. The digital voice recorders will be a powerful tool for the kids, but will also enable me to listen to my students read after school, at home, and on my lunch break. It will give me invaluable insight to my students' learning.

Ms. Heinlein
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RCA VR5220 512 MB Digital Voice Recorder (Black) • Amazon $35.30 4 $141.20

Materials cost

$141.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$178.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.47

Total project goal

$209.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$209.79

3 Donors

-$95.16

Donations toward project cost

-$89.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

match offer

-$104.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$89.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.73

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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