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Mrs. Groene from Zionsville, IN is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Groene's classroom raised $1,250

Say What?: Preschool Students Need a Voice.

Help me give my students a way to communicate. I am asking for these speech buttons and devices to be able to trial with my students. Finding the right device gives my students power in their classroom!

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Mrs. Groene Pleasant View Elementary School
Zionsville, IN Grades PreK-2

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My Students

My students come from many different backgrounds, and each has individual needs. I work in a developmental preschool with students from three to five years of age. Some students are diagnosed with autism or other varying genetic disorders. Other students have delays in communication.

I am a Speech Language Pathologist working to help my students find their "words." I work with students using sign language, pictures, communication devices, and verbal communication.

My students are learning to communicate with the world around them and I am doing what I can to help them learn how. Communication is power!

My Project

All of my students want to interact with their teacher and peers. They want to be able to express their wants and needs, however, many do not have a way to communicate these needs. My students are just beginning their educational career and my job as their speech language pathologist is to give them a way to interact and communicate in their educational environment. Many of them are not able to communicate using their voice and they require a speech device to express their wants and needs. If I can find the right method of communication in preschool they will have greater success and more fulfilling interactions with adults and peers in the classroom.

When my students are able to express their wants and needs, they begin to build stronger relationships within the classroom.

Please help my students gain power through communication in the classroom!

85 students impacted 9 donors
Mrs. Groene Pleasant View Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Zionsville, IN View local requests 85 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BIGmack Communicator • Amazon Business $133.00 2 $266.00
GoTalk 4+ Easy to Use, 20 Message AAC Device, Supports Those with Limited to No Speech, Initiate & Participate in Conversations • Amazon Business $189.21 1 $189.21
AbleNet 10000017 Blue2 Bluetooth Switch • Amazon Business $169.00 1 $169.00
Ablenet TalkingBrix Multi-Message Speech generating Device; Multi-Message Communicator- Product Number: 10003400 • Amazon Business $145.00 1 $145.00
AbleNet 100DSLAT Dual Switch Latch and Timer • Amazon Business $134.00 1 $134.00
Switch Adapted Toy Clip On Fan - Green | Adaptive Toys | Special Needs Switch Toys | Switch Toys • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99
Switch Adapted Bubble Machine | Adaptive Toys | Special Needs Switch Toys | Switch Toys • Amazon Business $56.99 1 $56.99

Materials cost

$1,017.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,062.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$187.49

Total project goal

$1,249.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,249.94

7 Donors

-$671.50

Donations toward project cost

-$578.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.23

match offer

-$569.63

Match offer toward project cost

-$484.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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