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Mrs. Pratkanis' Speech Therapy from Pittsburgh PA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Seat at the Table

Help me give my students a new table and chairs in our speech and language therapy room.

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My Project

Thank you for taking the time to read about this project! Please help me acquire a new table and chairs for the speech and language therapy room that will allow my students to have equal access to materials and stimuli.

A small table and chairs will allow my smallest students to sit in a manner that will maximize their ability to access materials, engage meaningfully, and collaborate with peers.

A study found that the physical environment can influence the way teachers and students feel, think, and behave. This new table will help to address several of Steele's functions which are incredibly important for teaching and learning in classes. These functions include pleasure, task instrumentality, and social contact. Further information on these three functions is listed below:

Pleasure: Some educational studies demonstrate that an aesthetically pleasing environment can influence behavior: attractive classrooms have a positive effect on attendance and feeling of group cohesion (Horowitz and Otto 1973) and on participation in class discussions (Sommer and Olson 1980).

Task instrumentality: This function describes the ways in which the environment helps us to carry out the tasks we want to accomplish.

Social contact: The arrangements of furniture to promote social contact or give space for individual work.

Mrs. Pratkanis' Speech Therapy
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
monleelnom Children's Table and Chair Set Suitable for Boys and Girls Age 2-12 Height Adjustable Table top Can be Painted with 6 Seats Suitable for Family Learning Daily use (Wood Color) • Amazon Business $143.99 1 $143.99

Materials cost

$143.99

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.09

Total project goal

$207.24

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