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As a small group special education teacher, I am constantly thinking through ways to support my scholars who are below grade level. This can be very difficult to do on my laptop which is very old. I am unable to edit materials for students due to the lack of formatting options and often have to write out the supports for them, which means I lose the ability to provide visual aids. With an iPad Pro, I will be able to really scaffold their material to ensure my students' needs are being met. Similarly, many of my English language learners are able to speak the language but have extreme difficulty reading it. With this iPad, I will be able to provide them with access to audio books which help promote reading fluency. Of course, we read together aloud in class, but I would like them to have access to independent books that they can listen to and read on their own. Students learn when they have the choice to read what they like, and especially hear what is being read to them while also reading it at the same time. Lastly, many of my students learn kinesthetically, which means they are hands-on learners. With the iPad pro, I will be able to download programs which provide them with the opportunity to form words letter by letter to support sounding out words which promote reading comprehension. Thank you so much for donating to my classroom, the scholars at BWMS will benefit immensely from having this additional resource within our classroom! :)

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As a small group special education teacher, I am constantly thinking through ways to support my scholars who are below grade level. This can be very difficult to do on my laptop which is very old. I am unable to edit materials for students due to the lack of formatting options and often have to write out the supports for them, which means I lose the ability to provide visual aids. With an iPad Pro, I will be able to really scaffold their material to ensure my students' needs are being met. Similarly, many of my English language learners are able to speak the language but have extreme difficulty reading it. With this iPad, I will be able to provide them with access to audio books which help promote reading fluency. Of course, we read together aloud in class, but I would like them to have access to independent books that they can listen to and read on their own. Students learn when they have the choice to read what they like, and especially hear what is being read to them while also reading it at the same time. Lastly, many of my students learn kinesthetically, which means they are hands-on learners. With the iPad pro, I will be able to download programs which provide them with the opportunity to form words letter by letter to support sounding out words which promote reading comprehension. Thank you so much for donating to my classroom, the scholars at BWMS will benefit immensely from having this additional resource within our classroom! :)

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