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Ms. Goemann from Washington, DC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Commit to Communication!

Help me give my students the gift of language! These amazing speech devices will help my students, all of whom are nonverbal, to express their wants and needs.

  • $498 goal

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My Project

There is nothing more difficult than trying desperately to communicate without words! My students feel this intense frustration every day as they try to use nonverbal communication in a verbal, auditory world. Their challenges are compounded by fine motor delays, which make the movements required by sign language difficult to execute. These devices can help them immensely!

Currently in my class, we constantly use simple picture communication systems that I have spent hours (truly days) making myself, but they are no longer enough.

These more advanced devices can better develop verbal communication, broaden nonverbal communication possibilities, and motivate those who benefit from the immediate auditory feedback of these devices.

Ms. Goemann Stevens Early Learning Center Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Goemann

Washington, DC View local requests

More than a third of 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

6 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GoTalk 4+ Recorder, 12 x 9 x 1-1/4 Inches • School Specialty $227.92 1 $227.92
GoTalk Duo, 5-1/4 x 2-3/5 x 3/5 Inches • School Specialty $80.24 1 $80.24
TickiT Sound Bank Mirror, 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 Inches • School Specialty $26.17 1 $26.17

Materials cost

$334.33

Vendor shipping charges

$33.43

Sales tax

$20.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.62

Total project goal

$497.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$497.45

2 Donors

-$407.26

Donations toward project cost

-$403.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.34

match offer

-$22.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$18.91

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.94

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$0.00

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