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Ms. LaVersa from Durham NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Read Aloud Differentiation

Help me give my students over the ear headphones for read aloud differentiation.

  • $185 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are unique as they are in this school for their second chance (sometimes third or fourth). They have been long term suspended or expelled from their home base school. Most of these students take this second chance seriously.

I want to give my students every opportunity to succeed.

Sometimes this may take the shape of relevant novels, supplies for organization or headphones for read aloud differentiation. Being an alternative school, funds are often limited and I am reliant on the kindness of strangers.

My Project

Many of my students are below grade level reading and sometimes being read to while following along in a physical book is quite helpful. With these headphones, students can read along at their own pace versus as a whole class. Rather than stumbling along new words, students will hear correct pronunciation read to them. Their vocabularies will grow twofold!

Differentiation is key to many students' success.

These headphones will allow read aloud differentiation to those who require it, as well as, those who simply will benefit from the extra support. As I mentioned, the headphones will increase students' vocabularies and therefore, increase their reading confidence encouraging more reading. This will in turn raise their reading level. Mission accomplished!

Ms. LaVersa
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
196588-Cyber Acoustics ACM 70B Headphones • AKJ Education $5.80 20 $116.00

Materials cost

$116.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.67

Total project goal

$184.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $184.46

2 Donors

-$182.69

Donations toward project cost

-$156.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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