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Ms. Pickett from Houston TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

For the Love of Listening

My students need a listening station with 2 collections of audio books to support and increase their fluency and comprehension.

  • $787 goal

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My Students

Wouldn't it be nice to have a functional listening center in the classroom. Every time we try to listen to one of my only five books on tape/CD the CD player never wants to work properly!

I teach in a public school and have many multi-sensory learners and many of those students are visual and auditory learners.

They truly enjoy when I read aloud to them. They are interested not only in the story but the illustrations too. Building a lesson from a read aloud is a fun way for my students to learn and interact with the story and each other.

My Project

Creating a listening center within the classroom will support the learners fluency and comprehension as well as giving them an opportunity to become independent learners. The students can find a comfortable place within the classroom, listen to the fluent narrator while following along with the story. This also gives them the chance to practice their fluency and decoding skills. The CD player will also afford the students the opportunity to record themselves as they read. They can then play it back and hear exactly how they sound.

Who doesn't like to have books read to them!

Not only does a listening center help these students utilize their reading strategies, it exposes them to a wide world of literature and read aloud. It also provides a place and opportunity for the love of literature through listening!

Ms. Pickett
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE310 - Single Student Read-Alongs Library Gr. 2-4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00
Sony - CD/Cassette Boombox with AM/FM Radio - Black/Silver/Red • Best Buy for Business $141.33 1 $141.33
RE327 - Favorite Picture Book Single Student Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.50 1 $89.50
Sony - Stereo Headphone - Black • Best Buy for Business $11.45 5 $57.25

Materials cost

$617.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$668.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.94

Total project goal

$786.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $786.28

1 Donor

-$786.28

Donations toward project cost

-$668.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$117.94

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