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Mrs. Elzen from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Special Education Supplies

Help me give my students with diverse learning needs equal access to educational resources by providing the necessary printer supplies for producing accessible printed materials in addition to motivating snacks!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Elzen's classroom raised $273

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

Thank you for checking out my DonorsChoose project! Please help me support my students' ability to communicate, improve receptive-expressive language skills, and use pragmatics in everyday life. I'm requesting ink for their classroom printer and some motivating snacks. Many of my students require printed materials during their speech therapy sessions—things like worksheets and visual aids. Unfortunately, keeping our classroom printer running is a challenge, and we often run out of ink. That's why we're asking for help to get more ink. It's crucial for us to be able to print these materials consistently, so the students can work on their individual goals. Plus, we'd love to include some motivating snacks as rewards during therapy. It's a fun way to encourage their efforts and keep them engaged. Your donation will truly benefit the students in special education by allowing them to work on therapeutic activities that support the goals on their Individualized Education Plans.

My students are attentive, eager to learn, and have the potential to make progress toward attaining their speech and language goals given high-quality, data-driven therapy.

This is my fourth year working with students between the ages of three and eighteen in three schools throughout the district on the south and west sides of Chicago. The students I work with are African American, Latinx, and Arabic from low-income households and have specialized needs supported by their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). My students have various communication disorders, including receptive-expressive language deficits, articulation/speech intelligibility errors, phonological processing delays, stuttering, and social language impairments. They are hard workers who have a passion for life despite their disabilities (or as I say "different abilities"). I love helping them achieve their communication, speech, and language goals!

Mrs. Elzen Adlai E Stevenson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
067 067H Toner Cartridge Set MF654Cdw MF656Cdw Compatible Replacement for Canon 067 067H Color ImageCLASS LBP632Cdw LBP633Cdw MF653Cdw Printer 4 Pack High Yield Ink (Black Cyan Yellow Magenta) • Amazon Business $81.19 2 $162.38
Ultimate Variety Sampler Care Package - Gift Package, Snacks, Chips, Cookies, Bars, Candies, Nuts Gift Box, Great for HALLOWEEN, Christmas, Thanks Giving, Office Meetings ,Friends & Family, Military,College Students (50 Count) • Amazon Business $35.97 1 $35.97

Materials cost

$198.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$231.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.82

Total project goal

$272.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $272.15

1 Donor

-$136.08

Donations toward project cost

-$115.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.41

match offer

-$136.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.41

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 $0.00

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