Assistive Technology to Support Reading and Writing
Help me give my students scanner pens to help with reading and writing! Lots of my 6th grade Special Education students read and write far below grade level, and would benefit from the added support of the scanners.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
I teach 6th grade Special Education at a Title I school in the South Bronx. Most of my students read and write far below grade level, and require additional assistance in order to complete their classwork. For students with dyslexia and English Language Learners, reading and writing are even more challenging. These students receive lots of support from teachers and classroom aides but lack a level of independence that comes with being able to read and write on their own.
By funding my project of text scanner pens, you will be giving these students a sense of independence and pride in themselves and their school work.
With the scanner pens, the students will be able to have text read to them, either in English or in their native language, and will be able to dictate their thoughts the pen will scribe for them. This allows them to complete classwork more independently, and take ownership over their education. In addition, this will free up teachers and classroom aides to support students in other meaningful ways.
The students I teach work hard every single day to improve their reading and writing. They feel lots of anxiety about reading and writing, and are aware of their needs. Being able to work independently more often in class would help bolster their self-esteem and help them take pride in themselves and their abilities. These pens would be used every single day in our classroom, and would greatly increase the access students have to grade level texts.
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
Language Translator Device Scanner Pen, Text to Speech Device for Dyslexia Support 134 Speech languages translation Scanned data can be transferred to a mobile phone or computer for language beginners
• Amazon Business
$79.99
5
$399.95
Materials cost
$399.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.00
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$435.95
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$76.93
Total project goal
$512.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$512.88
3 Donors
-$256.43
Donations toward project cost
-$217.97
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$38.46
match offer
-$256.45
Match offer toward project cost
-$217.98
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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