My students need 8 Tag Readers, Tag Reader books, batteries and a recharging station for the Tag Reader system.
$1,216 goal
This project expired on April 11, 2011.
This project expired on April 11, 2011.
My Students
My students enjoy hearing stories and this Tag reader will allow them to enjoy listening, while reading along.
I have an eager group of kindergarten students who love coming to school to learn. Many of the students are Second Language Learners with little or no English spoken at home. The majority of our school is on free and reduced lunch. Many of the students do not have technology at home and these readers will be a great exposure to learning through the use of technology. The Tag Readers will be a great way for students to work with their families to increase their English skills.
I teach 5-K in a very rural South Carolina community.
The school has a 93% Free/Reduced Lunch ratio and is also known as a school in the "Corridor of Shame".
This school year we have faced drastic budget cuts. There is no money for anything "extra". I really feel that this class would thrive with adequate beginning books and the Tag Reader from Leapfrog. I would use these materials as a center activity that the students could enjoy.
My Project
These Tag readers will allow my students to be actively engaged in their reading during center time. Right now, for our listening center, we use computers. By adding the Tag readers, students will be able to find a comfortable spot in which to read. The Tag readers will also be a good example of a reader for my struggling readers. They will be able to work on their reading, phonics, and phonemic awareness in a fun way which I hope will help motivate them to want to become even better readers.
If our classroom were to get these Tag readers, they would help all of my students with their fluency and decoding skills.
They will especially help my struggling readers because the more examples of good readers that they hear, the more likely they are to be motivated to try and be a better reader. These Tag readers would be another example of a good reader. They also provide learning in a fun way which is always the best way to learn.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
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
24 students impacted
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