Empowering Communication and Learning through Technology
Help me give my students access to better speech and language skills through the use of technology!
$1,587 goal
This project expired on July 20, 2025.
This project expired on July 20, 2025.
My Project
This laptop will be a valuable tool in my speech and language therapy sessions by providing interactive learning, customizing materials for the variety of students I service, and software that can improve communicative skills! This will allow me to create differentiated materials and lessons, access videos and games that foster a more interactive learning environment, and access software and apps that are compatible with the MacBook that offer engaging exercises to improve articulation, fluency, comprehension, and other language based skills. This will also allow me to assist my older students that benefit from the use of speech-to-text software, conduct research for their curricular assignments, and improve their higher level writing/typing skills. Finally, with this laptop I will be a useful tool in documenting sessions and collaborating with parents/caregivers, teachers, and other providers to help students achieve both academic and communicative success.
More than three‑quarters 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
43 students impacted
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