My students need 5 Califone Cassette Player Recorders.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lomeda's classroom raised $466
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
High poverty, but high motivation! My third grad regular education students are primarily from Hispanic families, and most are the only English-speaking family member. Our ESL program is flooded, and many students don't get the focused assistance they need to learn English.
Listening to books on tape increases student fluency - their ability to read smoothly, with expression, and with proper pacing and volume. Like one little boy in my class said, "Fluency is reading it like you talk it!"
In our classroom listening/recording station, students get the chance to listen to a book on tape, and then make their own. After listening to the book read by a "professional", the students give it a shot on their own, by recording themselves reading a book out loud into the tape player/recorder. Then they listen to themselves, and can hear their personal areas of strength and weakness. This is by far the most popular activity in our room, and the students LOVE to hear themselves reading out loud! It has really helped to improve their oral reading abilities! The problem is that we only have one tape player/recorder, so the students have to wait long periods of time, usually three weeks, before their next turn.
By having multiple tape players/recorders in the room, each student would be able to use the listening and recording station at least once a week. This would really increase the fluency of my eager readers!!!
My students are carrying the weight of generations before them on their backs. Most of them are the first ones to learn to speak English in their families, and must translate and read for everyone else, despite their limited reading ability. This project helps them improve their reading skills, which is a life-long gift!
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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