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Mr. Menden from Sioux Falls SD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reader Pen Help Students with Dyslexia Read

Help me give my students C-Pen readers for the ability to read grade-level materials that are not available digitally so they can use text to speech on the computer.

  • $1,420 goal

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My Students

I love the diversity that I have in my classroom. I have students from all over the world. The students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade work on literacy skills along with students who can't function in a normal classroom because of academic gaps that lead to behavior in the larger classrooms.

The students are excited to be there and are willing to work hard even when something is difficult for them.

Many of the students at my school receive free and reduced-price lunches. We have students that live in poverty, some in extreme poverty. Many families struggle to cover basic needs.

My goal is to equip every student with the knowledge, social skills, life skills, and strategies to use throughout their life.

My Project

I am requesting C-Pen readers to provide my students with dyslexia the ability to read grade-level materials that are not available digitally so they can use text to speech on the computer. I want to supply my students who have difficulty reading especially students with dyslexia a Reader Pen to use while at school.

The C-Pen Reader is a scanning pen ideal for anyone who is learning English as a second language or those who suffer from literacy difficulties such as dyslexia.

It is a small, portable, and lightweight device ideal for you to carry with you anywhere.

Scanning pens, such as the C-Pen Reader, are a popular form of assistive technology which helps students with literacy difficulties access printed text. They are especially handy for those with dyslexia as they can read aloud text from books, labels, and documents. These tackle literacy difficulties surrounding reading that many dyslexic children and adults face on a day-to-day basis.

Mr. Menden
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
C-Pen Reader • Amazon Business $275.00 4 $1,100.00

Materials cost

$1,100.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $60.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,207.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$213.00

Total project goal

$1,420.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,420.00

10 Donors

-$1,367.06

Donations toward project cost

-$1,164.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$202.56

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

-$2.94

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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