Literacy Adaptations for Medically Fragile Students
Help me give my students access to story boxes and adaptive tools that allow them to be as successful as their typically sighted peers in literacy and writing.
I work in one of the largest inner city school districts in the state of Washington. I'm a teacher of students with visual impairment and a certified orientation and mobility specialist. I'm also the team lead for an amazing team of 9 teachers and 6 Braillists that cover the entire district, over 175 students ages 3-21. I'm based out of a Title I middle school that serves the highest number of homeless students in the city. We all love what we do and give our all to help foster our students independence and prepare them for life in a sighted world.
For students with visual impairment or blindness it's imperative their learning environment is conducive to their learning needs, such as proper lighting, accessible materials and organized space.
Students with visual impairment are capable of learning everything their typically sighted peers can, they just need things presented in a way they can access.
My Project
My students with Cortical Visual Impairment (the fastest growing category of visual impairment in the US) need materials presented using real photos with low glare lamination on sturdy black backgrounds. They require high contrast, bold letters with dark writing utensils.
These black plastic & lamination pockets will allow this group of highly impacted students to have literacy materials created in a method they can access and produce work using tools they can see.
Providing materials students can access independently allows them to be successful and gain a sense of pride & progress in an area that has historically been extremely challenging.
Oregon Lamination Hot Laminating Pouches Small Menu (Pack of 100) 5 Mil 11-1/2 x 17-1/2 Matte/Matte
• Amazon Business
$59.95
2
$119.90
Sterilite 17511712 6 Quart/5.7 Liter ClearView Latch Box, Clear with Sweet Plum Latches, 12-Pack
• Amazon Business
$38.35
3
$115.05
Staedtler Mars Lumograph 8B Graphite Art Drawing Pencil, Soft, Break-Resistant Bonded Lead, 12 Pack, 100-8B
• Amazon Business
$11.99
8
$95.92
Brother Genuine P-touch TZE-131 Tape, 1/2" (0.47") Standard Laminated P-touch Tape, Black on Clear, Perfect for Indoor or Outdoor Use, Water Resistant, 26.2 Feet (8M), Single-Pack
• Amazon Business
$13.36
6
$80.16
GBC ProClick Presentation Back Cover, Prepunched, Black, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 25 per Pack (2514478)
• Amazon Business
$17.09
4
$68.36
Westcott 12-Inch Graphic Arts Combo (GA-96), 14.7 x 3.1
• Amazon Business
$6.77
8
$54.16
DII Cotton Terry Windowpane Dish Cloths, 12 x 12" Set of 6, Machine Washable and Ultra Absorbent Kitchen Bar Towels-Solid Red
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Materials cost
$542.54
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$47.47
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.14
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$628.15
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$110.85
Total project goal
$739.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$739.00
4 Donors
-$541.41
Donations toward project cost
-$477.94
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$63.47
match offer
-$176.72
Match offer toward project cost
-$150.21
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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