I work as a Special Education, Resource teacher with 28 students who come to work with me throughout the day. I work to individualize students' goals to help bridge the gaps in their learning and to support them in being able to eventually return to the General Education classroom to receive their instruction.
My students work really hard to assess their progress and determine which skills that they need to improve.
They come into my classroom ready to work hard each day despite having many challenges in their lives.
My Project
Audio recorders will give students the opportunity to record themselves and practice reading aloud without the fear of reading in front of their peers, knowing that reading is often hard for them.
I plan to use the students' recorded reading to help determine common errors, which will guide my individualized instruction for each student.
I will also use the recordings to allow students to listen to and make their own personal goals regarding what they want to improve upon. For example, if a student records themselves reading their grade-level text privately, I can then access that recording later to see if they struggle with decoding skills, blending, sight words or larger vocabulary words. Then, I will plan my instruction for that student based on the things they are struggling with.
Over time, students can compare current recordings to past recordings to help students recognize and track their personal growth. For example, a student might listen to themselves reading and determine that they are reading to fast, causing them to make reading error on words that they know, which would help them to conclude that they need to slow down a bit.
Digital Voice Activated Recorder for Lectures and Meetings with Double Noise Reduction Audio Microphone Rechargeable 16GB HD Sound Tape Mini Spy Dictaphone Recording Device with Mp3 Player USB
• Amazon Business
$30.68
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$245.44
Materials cost
$245.44
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.68
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$279.12
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$49.26
Total project goal
$328.38
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$328.38
1 Donor
-$279.12
Donations toward project cost
-$279.12
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