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Mrs. Elzen from Chicago, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Elzen's classroom raised $381

Speech Therapy Supportive Spaces for Inclusive Learning

Help me give my students essential speech therapy materials to support their language, speech, and communication skills!

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Mrs. Elzen Morgan Park High School
Chicago, IL Grades PreK-2

My Project

Thank you for checking out my Donors Choose project! Please help me support my students' ability to communicate, improve receptive-expressive language skills, and use pragmatics in everyday life. I'm requesting an adjustable table to allow my students the ability to work either sitting down or standing up. Many of my students require tactile support and movement during speech sessions, so providing them with the option to work while standing gives them the sensory input they need. Also, the fluorescent lighting in the speech room can be distracting and overstimulating for my speech students who have sensory needs. So I am requesting a dimmable light that will be calming and soothing while they work on their speech goals. Your donation will truly benefit the students in special education by allowing them to have their sensory needs met while working 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!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

60 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Elzen Morgan Park High School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Claiks Bamboo Electric Standing Desk, Adjustable Height Stand up Desk, 40x24 Inches Sit Stand Home Office Desk with Splice Board, White Frame/BambooTop • Amazon Business $169.99 1 $169.99
EDISHINE LED Corner Floor Lamp, Minimalist Dimmable Light with Remote, Standing LED 57.5 Inches Tall Lamp for Living Room, Bedroom, Home Office, 7 Color Temperature 2700-6000K (Silver) • Amazon Business $62.99 1 $62.99
Sky Solutions Anti Fatigue Floor Mat - 3/4" Thick Cushioned Kitchen Rug, Standing Desk Mat - Comfort at Home, Office, Garage - Non Slip, Durable and Stain Resistant (20" x 32", Blue Diamonds) • Amazon Business $35.09 1 $35.09
Novogratz by Momeni Rugs Cucina Half Moon Rainbow Kitchen Mat 1'5" x 2'10", (Model: CUCINCNA12MTI152A) • Amazon Business $21.34 1 $21.34

Materials cost

$289.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$323.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.13

Total project goal

$380.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $380.88

1 Donor

-$380.88

Donations toward project cost

-$323.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.13

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