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Ms. Cirignani from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Listening Center for Special Needs Students

My students need a classroom Listening Center.

  • $571 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I work in a high school life skills program on the Southwest side of Chicago. Being a neighborhood school, and over 80% Hispanic and 20% African American, these students are often overlooked.

My classroom serves 25 students with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

My students work on both academic and life skills, in hopes of becoming more independent in their future. Though they might act, look, and learn differently; they deserve every opportunity to receive the best education possible. Thank you in advance for making a difference in my classroom.

My Project

I am asking for a classroom Listening Center which includes: 4 washable headphones, a CD player, a Read Along Library and a Building Vocabulary Skill Packet. This is a budget-friendly option to include more technology in our classroom. A Listening Center will allow students to work independently or with peers without teacher supervision. This will make more time for progress monitoring and one on one teacher interventions.

The listening center will improve student fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

All of my students love books and music. Each story in the Read Along Library has engaging music as the narrator reads. The Classroom Listening Center can be used for positive reinforcement and a calming tool for hyperactive students.

Ms. Cirignani
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF290 - Best-Buy Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
HH870X - Building Vocabulary Listening Center Skill Packs - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
RR435 - Storyteller Read-Along Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$447.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$484.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.54

Total project goal

$570.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$570.25

10 Donors

-$520.17

Donations toward project cost

-$442.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.96

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.08

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$0.00

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