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Mrs. Ricco from Stamford CT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Decoding Skills Through Quiet Reading Spaces!

Help me give my students needed headphones and teen active chairs for my reading classes.

  • $524 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with over 75% of our students receiving free lunch. Our school is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in Fairfield County. Working with students who have academic, behavior and intellectual challenges is rewarding but can also presents itself with challenges. These challenges most often include a lack of flexibility, communication and classroom behavioral norms.

Currently my department shares one chromecart with no headphones.

Having headphones and a quiet place in my room would guarantee that each student works at the pace needed that will benefit him/her. No down time equals greater comprehension.

My Project

My students all share two disadvantages, they have difficulty reading and limited access to chromebooks, headphones and a quiet place to study and move around.

Whether they are dyslexic, have gaps in their education due to family issues or are ELL, they all need to learn to decode.

My class implements individual and group work. When not providing direct instruction, I use an excellent reading computer program to increase individual growth by practicing skills such as comprehension, grammar and word attack skills. Having a quiet corner where they don't need to sit still and can work individually on specialized computer program.

Mrs. Ricco
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kore Teen Active Chair - 18.7" H Color: Dark Green • Teachers' School Supply $79.99 3 $239.97
10-Pack of 3068AV Switchable Stereo/Mono Headphones • Teachers' School Supply $128.92 1 $128.92

Materials cost

$368.89

Vendor shipping charges

$40.58

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.53

Total project goal

$523.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$523.53

3 Donors

-$521.80

Donations toward project cost

-$445.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.73

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$0.00

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