The cost of a computer-based writing center package is $641, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
This project would create a Writing Center for students with special needs who attend general education classes full-time at an urban accelerated middle/high school. Many of the students with special needs at the school understand content and concepts of classes, but have difficulty expressing themselves to show their knowledge in writing. The students can orally present information, but are weak in the ability to write that information in a way that shows their actual level of understanding of that material.
The Writers Challenge Center would include computer-based programs that would allow students to dictate their ideas, to organize their ideas and finally draft essays and papers. This program would be so useful for my students who are enthusiastic but struggling writers. This project would allow to express themselves academically while strengthening their overall writing skills.
Materials needed: Software (Dragon Naturally Speaking and Inspiration.
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