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Mrs. Montgomery from Long Beach CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Struggling Readers Need A Hand Up

My students need 20 sets of headphones to become better readers.

  • $231 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr. Seuss

I teach a third grade literacy class at a California Title I school.

Our school is in a very high poverty area and does not have many resources. My students are all struggling readers who are trying to pass their reading benchmarks. Most are English language learners from all over the world.

My Project

We need a class set of twenty headphones so my students can utilize the Raz-Kids reading comprehension program on tablet computers. The Raz-Kids program allows students to listen to a story or read one on their own and answer comprehension questions at the end. There are many titles to choose from and my students need the headphones to listen to their stories without distraction from other readers around the room. The headphones will help my students concentrate on what they are reading and enable them to clearly hear pronunciations of words they are having trouble with.

Loss of focus and distractions are big obstacles to learning.

Having headphones for their reading time will help my students overcome those obstacles and get them on the path to becoming better readers. Thank you!

Mrs. Montgomery
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Panasonic RP-HT21 Lightweight Headphones With XBS, Black • Quill.com $7.49 20 $149.80

Materials cost

$149.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$195.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.55

Total project goal

$230.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $230.31

1 Donor

-$230.31

Donations toward project cost

-$195.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.55

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