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Mrs. Brandi Smith from Galena MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Technology in Speech Therapy

My students need tablets with cases to enhance the practicing of their goals using speech apps during therapy sessions.

  • $526 goal

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My Students

Could you image how frustrated you would be if people did not understand something you were saying, because you had poor articulation skills? This is reality for many of my students. What if a simple tablet could help improve those skills, and allow you to be able to communicate better? It can!

Most of my students come from low income families.

They all have IEPs and are in special education for speech or language therapy. Some students receive both speech and language therapy, as well as varies other special education services. Currently, I students work on varies task to meet their IEP goals in workstations by practicing skills they have already worked on with me . I also work with one student at a time to monitor their progress and give any additional help needed to master IEP goals. I also have a group of students that participate in “5 Minute Speech therapy.” I go to their classrooms everyday and do a quick speech therapy drill with them for 5 minutes to ensure conversation skills carryover into all school settings.

My Project

Students can use the tablets to practice their goals using speech apps during therapy sessions. Most of these apps have built in progress monitoring and tracking systems. The app also will allow me to send the daily progress to parents, the regular education teacher, and cooperating SLP. Students will be able to see when they are close to making their goals. Most apps can be individualized based on each student’s level of learning and needs. Most apps can be individualized based on each student’s level of learning and needs.

These tablets will help keep students engaged in their own learning.

They will take more ownership in their own goals and begin to develop an understanding of how they can better achieve their individual goals faster. Students will strive to work harder and do better using the technology the tablets feature. The tablets will also keep students on task.

Mrs. Brandi Smith
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Acer - One 10 - 10.1'- Intel Atom - 32GB - With Keyboard - Silver • Best Buy Education $196.72 2 $393.44
Insignia? - Folio Case for Insignia? Flex 10'Tablets - Black • Best Buy Education $8.42 2 $16.84

Materials cost

$410.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.78

Total project goal

$525.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$525.21

3 Donors

-$505.21

Donations toward project cost

-$429.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.78

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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$0.00

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