Help me give my students have ink cartridges to be able to print pictures to give them the opportunity to understand the spanish language by utilizing visuals as well as making connection with the language that is spoken.
I have 45 students in Kindergarten and First grade on a half-day basis. The class population is 60% English native speakers and 40% Spanish native speakers.
It is a very creative and diverse group that during the two years they have been in school, they have learned to work based on respect, friendship, teamwork, responsibility and commitment.
My future Kindergarten students were my students last year when they were in Pre K3. They are enthusiastic about being able to learn Spanish but they need support since most of them do not speak this language at home. They like Spanish and are motivated by learning. They help each other to learn something new each day and help each other not to give up.
My Project
The Dual-Language Program began years ago in our school. The program has been very successful. The students and parents are very excited because they have the opportunity to become bilingual. Our students are from very low-income families. Ninety percent of our students are on free or reduced lunch.
One of the things that help students learn a second language is to have a lot of exposure to visuals.
As a bilingual teacher, my students come with very limited exposure in Spanish. A good way to reach the students is to present them a lot of pictures. We have a camera, but we do not have ink cartridges to be able to print not only pictures but also send home information to the parents. Unfortunately, the budget for materials at school are very limited and it is getting very difficult for teacher when we do not have the necessary materials to give students the opportunity to understand the language by utilizing visuals as well as making connection with the language that is spoken.
The pictures will enable our students to make text to self / text to world connections while exploring in the class and participating in field trips.
Our project requires 2 color and 1 black ink cartridges.
We know that our students will benefit when they are able to make visual sense of the content while we are instructing.
Thanking you in advance for fulfilling our dream of utilizing pictures and increasing visuals cues in our classrooms to promote language /academic development.
More than half 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
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