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Ms. Ford from Bluffton SC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

My students need headphones to listen to reading on their devices. Many of our students do not have headphones and are not able to enjoy the benefits of listening or reading on their devices without distraction.

  • $365 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We are an AdvancED STEM PK-8 school in South Carolina serving over 1000 students. Our focus this year has been on our literacy programs for our younger readers. Our Kindergarten - 2nd grade students have 1-1 iPads in the classroom. Our youngest readers use their devices to not only read, but to listen to reading.

What are the benefits of listening to reading?

Listening to reading models good interpretive reading, teaches critical listening, introduces new vocabulary or difficult names, and it also introduces our readers to books above their reading level. We would love for our students to become

My Project

Headphones are needed in our classroom for students to listen to reading on their devices. Many of our students do not have headphones and are not able to listen to their reading on their devices. What are the benefits of listening to reading? Listening to reading models good interpretive reading, teaches critical listening, introduces new vocabulary or difficult names, and it also introduces our readers to books above their reading level.

The more that you read, the more things you will know-Dr. Seuss.

Providing headphones to our first graders will open them up to a world of opportunity as they listen to examples of good reading.

Ms. Ford
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FN2924CX - Listening Center Headphones - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 2 $258.00

Materials cost

$258.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$310.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.72

Total project goal

$364.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $364.78

3 Donors

-$364.77

Donations toward project cost

-$310.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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