{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Learning Without Limits","outOfStateSupporters":31.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9268826,"projectId":9174218,"letterContent":"Kids with disabilities often have trouble staying engaged in speech-language lessons. This is either because it is hard for them (and hard things are often not fun), or because their learning disability also results in trouble managing their attention, or both. It might seem like going the extra mile to get tactile activities, but for these kids, it can be absolutely necessary.\r\n\r\nHands-on materials that engage a child's senses can turn learning from a paperwork-based chore to a fun social activity. Materials like these, the materials you funded for my Speech room, actually trick kids into learning. These materials often make the difference - it would have been a struggle to keep them engaged, but instead they are begging to stay when time is up! Kids are now always asking me to \"play with the hamburger\" and they get so excited when I pull out the little plastic toys for categorizing. I wish you could see their faces light up.\r\n\r\nImagine you are a kindergartener with a language-based disability. You're not going to learn prepositions like \"under\" or \"between\" by listening to someone tell you what those words mean. You need to see it and feel it to really understand.\r\n\r\nI wish you could be here to see the impact that these kinds of materials make day by day. But you can't, so the best I can do is thank you profusely. It really keeps me going when I know that others are pitching in with me, when I'm not alone just draining my own future savings to give kids the quality of education they deserve. It helps me so much and keeps me going, to feel supported in this way. Thank you, thank you, thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1745496300134,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-sensory-speech-language-therapy/9174218/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Sensory Speech-Language Therapy","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. Natalie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9268826_orig.jpg?crop=1378,1378,x0,y32&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694216380840","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9268826"},{"teacherId":9268826,"projectId":9173852,"letterContent":"I can't overstate how valuable these resources are for my bilingual students with language delays - which is most of my students, by the way! These kids have the double whammy of a language learning disability while they are also acquiring a second language, and they are expected to use that second language to learn academics. This is why it's crucial to have materials with visuals that provide vocabulary in both languages, because these kiddos need to catch up in both languages at the same time. \r\n\r\nVisuals are a lot more universal than written or spoken words, and having these materials with beautiful, interesting images is extremely helpful for these kiddos. The full color pictures are also a lot more interesting than black-and-white print-out worksheets. Visual quality makes a big difference in holding a child's attention, especially these days, and I could not afford to buy so many beautiful full-color materials without your help. (At least, not without burning myself out.)\r\n\r\nI am seeing the difference in real-time. For example, when I pull out that bilingual sticker book, or the \"Lift-a-Flap\" early vocabulary book, my TK students light up. Normally they act like little chaos gremlins, but while these books are out, they are patiently waiting their turn and actually paying attention to the lesson on their own. \r\n\r\nThe \"5 Words a Day\" books are awesome for supporting a home-based program for families who have the time and energy to help with language goals after school. These books have been a great support for my bilingual students who tend to regress a lot over the summer. I set up a reward plan with the family (e.g. the student will go get ice cream if they finish their whole week of 5-Words-a-Day) and it helps the student maintain their language development progress over school breaks.\r\n\r\nThank you again, you make my job so much easier. Plus, when the kids are feeling successful having fun, so am I.","fullyFundedDate":1742253514613,"projectUrl":"project/bilingual-materials-for-speech-language/9173852/","projectTitle":"Bilingual Materials for Speech-Language Therapy","teacherDisplayName":"Mx. 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