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iNeed to Communicate: Helping Deaf Students with an iPad

My students need an iPad, an iPad case, and an iTunes gift card for apps to help them communicate.

$1,039 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Can you walk into a room/party/store and ask a question, tell a joke, or make a comment anytime you want? Not all of my students can. My students all have some degree of hearing loss and communicate using sign language. Early childhood is a vital time for learning language so that is what we do.

I have a classroom of energetic, enthusiastic, and loving preschool-aged deaf and hard of hearing students, and several hearing friends who are play and role models.

My school is located in a predominately low-income large school district in Illinois. Our building is all early childhood students who qualify for school district preschool for a variety of reasons. The most important time for language development is between birth and five years old. My students are 3, 4, and 5 years old and we focus on language every day. We talk, giggle, and sign throughout the day at school. Most of the time they don't even realize they are learning. 10% of deaf children are born to deaf parents. That means that 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents of whom most do not know sign language. It is estimated that about 10% of those parents learn sign language. My students want to communicate with everyone around them because they have so much to share. These resources will help them do so.

My Project

Having a classroom iPad will help my deaf and hard of hearing students develop communication skills that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. It will give them the opportunity to have access to language that they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to benefit from. There are limitless apps that my students will benefit from including: picture books told in sign language so they have access to a story in their first language, vocabulary flash cards to build language, communication boards to express wants and needs to a variety of people, sign language dictionaries, games for practicing speech sounds, listening activities to improve auditory skills, and conversation starters to help them communicate with other children. We are also requesting an iTunes gift card to help us get started purchasing these interactive and beneficial apps. But don't forget that we are 3, 4, and 5 years old, so we really need an Otterbox case to keep our new iPad protected.

Please consider making any donation to help my students develop and refine their communication and language skills to ensure they are productive and satisfied children and adults.

This iPad is for them and the iTunes gift card and case will make sure the apps are exactly what they need and the case will ensure they can have full control of the device without worrying about damage. Please help me to help my students develop communication skills to communicate with friends, family, and each other.

Ms. Hopkins

Grades PreK-2

Independence Early Learning Center

Bartlett, IL

Illinois

More than half of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 12 students.

29 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

iPad with Wi-Fi 16GB - Black (3rd generation) • Apple $499.00 1 $499.00

$100 iTunes Gift Card • Apple $100.00 2 $200.00

Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit • Apple $29.00 1 $29.00

OtterBox - Defender Series Case for Apple iPad 2 andiPad (3rd Generation) - Gray/White • Best Buy $99.99 1 $99.99

Materials cost			$827.99
Vendor shipping charges			$12.00
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$12.42
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$882.41
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$155.72
Total project goal			$1,038.13
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,038.13
23 Donors			-$557.00
Donations toward project cost			-$477.20
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$79.80
Matching donations from our partners			-$476.72
Match offers toward project cost			-$405.21
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$71.51
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

iNeed to Communicate: Helping Deaf Students with an iPad

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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iNeed to Communicate: Helping Deaf Students with an iPad

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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My Students

My Project

Equity Focus

Boost your odds

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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