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Mrs. Veronica Rodriguez from Waukegan IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Signing Into Academic Achievement!

Help me give my students visual, and kinesthetic tools such as American Sign Language learning posters to assist in language and speech development, along with therapeutic putty and fine motor resources to assist in building hand muscles including a Inner-Active Slant Board.

  • $415 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Students

We are a Title I low income school located in Illinois. In my classroom, I teach energetic ESL students, from diverse backgrounds, including children with a variety of disabilities as they are mainstreamed into the general education environment. In my class, I have a wheelchair-bound student with deaf accommodations and is learning sign language for communication and other students with learning accommodations.

One solution to reach all learners is teaching sign language and providing resources, promoting positive peer to peer communication, and interactions, helping students advocate for their communication while assisting language development.

I am constantly searching for new ways to engage my students in the learning process. This year I will be using sign language within the classroom to communicate with my students and Sign language can enhance the learning process by bringing visual, auditory, and kinesthetic feedback to help reach all students.

My Project

This year I have a student that is legally deaf in one ear and due to his tracheostomy, speaking has been compromised. Sign language materials, such as the sign language posters and flashcards will be used to teach sign language speech. In addition, other students who also have speech modifications will be learning to sign, helping assist in language development. Having a Sign Language book is a great resource to use, like a dictionary, to communicate and advocation for their communication.

Sign Language can enhance the learning process by bringing visual, auditory, and kinesthetic feedback to help reach all students.

Using sign language promotes speech and language development while promoting positive peer to peer communication and interactions.

In order to sign, students need a hand motion range. I have included additional resources to strengthen those muscles and fine motor skills to be able to acquire the full range of movement to sign. OT putty and stacking pegs are some of the muscle exercise students will be using to strengthen their muscles. The scissor exercises also help build those muscles, and the scissor assist will allow the frustrations of lacking those muscles to diminish. Squishies will help soothe tension and provide an outlet to relax/fidget while strengthing their finger/hand grips. Our wheelchair-bound student does need a slant board to help with his writing, including him in all of the activities helping strengthen those fine motor skills to write, and sign.

Working along with our Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and including these techniques and skills within the classroom, will benefit all students to learn, providing inclusion with our diverse population!

Mrs. Veronica Rodriguez
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
INNER-ACTIVE Slant Board for Writing Sloped Surface to Improve Handwriting Legibility, Posture, Positioning, Grasp, and Endurance – Great as Classroom Tool for Writing Reading, Art, and laptops • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
4 ASL Sign Language Posters - Months of the Year, Days of the Week, Color Chart and Weather • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
ASL Kids Sign Language Posters - 3 16x20" UV Gloss Laminate Charts • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
500 Flash Cards of American Sign Language • Amazon Business $17.06 1 $17.06
ToyerBee Sensory Fidget Toys Set for Adults, Kids, ADHD, ADD, Anxiety Autism, Autistic to Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety with Squishy, Stretchy Strings , Squeeze Balls, , Perfect for Classroom Reward • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Gamenote 2 Pack Large Poster Storage Bag (31.5×25.5) Bulletin Board Holder Art Portfolio Container for Teachers Classroom Organization • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
ARTEZA Dry Erase Markers, Pack of 36 (with Fine Tip), 12 Assorted Colors with Low-Odor Ink, Whiteboard Pens is perfect for School, Office, or Home • Amazon Business $16.88 1 $16.88
FlintRehab Premium Quality Therapy Putty (4 Pack, 3-oz Each) for Hand Exercise Rehab. Fidgeting, and Stress Relief… • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Loop Scissors Colorful Grip Scissors Loop Handle Self-Opening Scissors Adaptive Cutting Scissors for Children and Adults Special Needs, 8 Inches (6 Packs) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Educational Insights Playfoam Shape & Learn Alphabet Set | Non-Toxic, Never Dries Out | Preschoolers Practice Letter Recognition & Formation| Perfect for Ages 3 and up • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Inner-Active Play Putty Therapy Putty for Kids with Charms Green as Grass Theraputty Medium Resistance, Increase fine Motor Skills and Finger Strength, Occupational and Physical Therapist Recommended • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Skoolzy Preschool Lacing Beads for Kids - 30 Stringing Beads with 2 Strings Toddler Crafts with Travel Tote - Montessori Toys for Toddlers Occupational Therapy Fine Motor Skills Toys Autism OT • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
POKONBOY Squishies Donut Squishy Toys, 14 Pack Food Squishies Kawaii Cute Donuts & Ice Cream & Pizza Slow Rising Creamy Scent Stress Relif Squishies Pack Party Favors Decorative with Key Chain • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
The Everything Sign Language Book: American Sign Language Made Easy... All new photos! • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
American Sign Language for Kids: 101 Easy Signs for Nonverbal Communication • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Sensory Chew Necklace by GNAWRISHING, 8 Pack Cylinder Chew Necklaces for Sensory Kids, Made from Food Grade Silicone for for Autistic, ADHD, Oral Motor Boys and Girls Children (Rainbow Color) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fun Express Stack It Peg Game with Board Occupational Therapy for Austism, Various Colors, (1 Board and 30 Pegs) • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
ORWINE Squishies 28pcs Mochi Squishys Toys 2nd Generation Party Favors for Kids Birthday Gift for Girl Boy Glitter Mini Squishy Mochi Animal Squishies Stress Relief Toy Xmas Gift for Kid Adult, Random • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Carson Dellosa | American Sign Language Flash Cards | All Ages, 105ct • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Big Letters Tracing: Alphabet and Numbers Trace Workbook With Coloring Activity Book From Fingers to Crayons For Toddlers Preschool • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Book of Monsters Scissor Skills Activity Book for Kids: Coloring and Cutting • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Scissors Skill Color & Cut out and Glue: 50 Cutting and Paste Skills Workbook, Preschool and Kindergarten, Ages 3 to 5, Scissor Cutting, Fine Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination Let's Cut Paper! • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Scissor Skills Preschool Workbook for Kids: A Fun Cutting Practice Activity Book for Toddlers and Kids ages 3-5: Scissor Practice for Preschool ... 40 Pages of Fun Animals, Shapes and Patterns • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My First Learn to Write Workbook: Practice for Kids with Pen Control, Line Tracing, Letters, and More! (Kids coloring activity books) • Amazon Business $5.58 1 $5.58

Materials cost

$312.35

Vendor shipping charges

$5.24

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.17

Total project goal

$414.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$414.45

16 Donors

-$257.38

Donations toward project cost

-$227.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.21

Matching donations from our partners

-$147.19

Match offers toward project cost

-$125.11

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.88

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$0.00

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