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Mrs. Newsom from Mineral Wells TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Excellent Readers and Writers Coming to an Area Near You!

My students need Chrome Books because this technology will provide them with tools that will encourage and enhance excellent reading and writing skills.

  • $1,688 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are bright, energetic people who have the daily challenge of learning to cope with dyslexia. Each day they face challenges in their academic world as well as personal relationships due to the obstacles dyslexia places upon them. People don't always understand that dyslexia affects kids in the area of socialization as much as academics. In our classroom we work on strengthening self-esteem, learning, and relationships.

My students are from a variety of economic backgrounds, and the majority of them are from homes where academics have always been a struggle.

We focus on a great deal of repetition to cope with and overcome our obstacles daily. If you were to ask my students to repeat something I tell them all the time they would say, "Repetition pays off, and never give up."

Reading is hard and they struggle with various aspects of the written word every day, but they know that with hard work and determination things will get easier.

My Project

The opportunity to put Chromebooks in the hands of my students at any time would encourage them to read grade level books at will through audio book programs. Writing would become less of a struggle through tools such as voice text allowing them to express orally what would have been laborious with pencil and paper.

Simply put-this device removes the fear of reading and writing through programs such as Learning Ally and Read Write Google.

Writer's block, struggle with the written word, poor penmanship due to dysgraphia, and decoding issues start to lessen as the students are allowed to practice with technology. My students will be able to focus on what is important and feel successful every time they pick up a book or are asked to compose a paper because you provided them with a tool to knock down a barrier that otherwise would have hindered their success.

Mrs. Newsom
Grades 3-5
  • Travis Elementary School
  • Mineral Wells, TX
    • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 55 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acer Chromebook CB3-131-C3SZ 11.6-Inch Laptop (Intel Celeron N2840 Dual-Core Processor,2 GB RAM,16 GB Solid State Drive,Chrome), White • Amazon Business $172.95 8 $1,383.60

Materials cost

$1,383.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,434.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$253.12

Total project goal

$1,687.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,687.47

3 Donors

-$1,687.47

Donations toward project cost

-$1,434.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$253.12

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