I teach 9th-12th grade students in English Support and juniors in English 5/6 classes. Every day, my English Support students need headphones to complete assignments for their classes. As the curriculum in English 5/6 becomes more differentiated, I find that they also frequently need headphones to help them focus on a text as they read along.
My students need headphones for two reasons: to increase their language development, and to benefit from individualized curriculum.
The ELL students need to listen to the words spoken as they read because it helps their language development. Often, they will understand a word when it's spoken, but not recognize the word as it's written. If they have not encountered a word at all, they need to learn both the written and verbal forms.
Other students find it easier to focus on a text if they listen to it, and doing so at their own pace is always better. Just today, my juniors chose a speech online to read and analyze. Since they chose different speeches, they needed to use headphones to listen to their speech individually. We had to waste five minutes of class time borrowing the headphones from a teacher on another floor of the building, and it took another five minutes to return them. If we had our own set, we would not have to worry about borrowing from another teacher who may need the headphones, and we would not lose class time.
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24 Pack Classroom Headphones Bulk Student Headphones with Microphone Kids Earphones for School, Adjustable over Ear Headphones Class Set Earbuds Wire Headphones for School Students Kids (Black)
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$86.99
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$173.98
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$173.98
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$30.00
Total project cost
$206.59
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$36.46
Total project goal
$243.05
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