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Mrs. Hickman from Apex NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Us HEAR and SPEAK at AES!

Help me give my students the ability to HEAR and SPEAK as they learn ENGLISH as their second language.

  • $1,025 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I love my ESL students for many reasons. But the main reason is because of their grit and desire to learn. I am the new ESL teacher this year at Apex Elementary school and one of the most challenging aspects of learning a new language is being able to listen and speak clearly in English. The headphones I am requesting will enable these students to focus on their speaking and listening skills in English. It is vital for my ESL students to hear spoken English clearly and then have the opportunity to try and mirror the English they hear as they speak it.

My Project

If my project is funded I will be able to use amazing on-line resources including Raz Kids where my ESL students can independently listen to audio books, then eventually they will be able to read the books aloud and then listen to a recording of them reading. Students become more aware of their speaking deficits if they hear their own voice and recognize areas of need.

These headphones will be such a wonderful tool for my ESL students.

I know they will enjoy learning English even more once they begin hearing their own voice and feeling more confident about their language growth and proficiency.

Mrs. Hickman
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vtin Headset with Microphone, USB Headset/ 3.5mm Computer Headphone Headset Noise Cancelling and Hands-Free with Mic, Stereo On-Ear Wired Business Headset for Skype, Call Center, PC, Phone, Mac • Amazon Business $21.99 35 $769.65

Materials cost

$769.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$60.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$871.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$153.74

Total project goal

$1,024.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,024.96

5 Donors

-$821.44

Donations toward project cost

-$701.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$120.22

match offer

-$200.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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