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Mrs. Sparks' Classroom

  • Philo T Farnsworth Elementary School
  • West Valley City, UT
  • 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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  • Technology and Motivation

    Funded Oct 7, 2023

    Your donation has helped so many students with speech and language difficulties at our school. We use the iPad every day for tracking data, engaging in online activities, and monitoring biofeedback information for the production of /r/ sounds. Students are very excited to choose items from the prize box as they complete weekly homework assignments. The selection of prizes has motivated them to work hard to earn their reward each week.

    Oftentimes, working on skills that are difficult can become monotonous and discouraging. Your donation of an iPad, microphone, and prizes has made coming to speech more interesting each week, as students get to see what activities will be used and what prizes are available for them to choose.

    Thank you for being a supporter of the students in our title one school!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Sparks

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares.
  • Language Development Through Literacy

    Funded Jan 23, 2022

    Thank you so much for your support of my project "Language Development through Literacy". My students are so excited about the new books and materials that will help them as they learn different aspects of the English language that are so important to their academic success - answering questions, categorizing, retelling stories, creating stories, sequencing, expanding vocabulary, describing, grammar, and the list goes on. Having new and exciting literature to explore is important to my students, as they often don't have access to these materials at home and are lacking background knowledge to help with their comprehension of classroom content.

    Our plan with these materials is to use a different book every 2-3 weeks, as we can delve deep into the macro and micro structure of the stories and get as much out of them as we can. The supporting sequencing and vocabulary cards will help to enrich their experience as their language skills grow. Reinforcing activities while diving into difficult tasks are important to keep the motivation and engagement high.

    My students come from diverse backgrounds, many from non-English speaking homes and many for economically disadvantaged home. These materials will help connect them to content and experiences they may otherwise not have. Thank you again for your support.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Sparks

    This classroom project was brought to life by Utah State Board of Education and one other donor.
Students must read and respond to a written text within their general education classrooms. Research shows that students with speech and language disorders respond well when their goals are targeted using books. Students benefit from and participate in classroom activities better and connect to their classroom peers better when they can create oral narratives. Comprehension is improved when students understand the episodic structure (the macrostructure) of stories. They also learn about the microstructure (vocabulary, grammar, complexity of sentences) of stories. A variety of goals can be targeted through narrative intervention - basic concepts, categories, following directions, vocabulary, multiple meanings, answering questions, retelling/creating stories, grammar and sentence structure, idioms, and inferences. Access to good-quality literature and stories is essential to my students' success. This project will fund picture books to teach macro and microstructure, wordless picture books to help with narrative creation, vocabulary cards to help teach the words that they encounter in these stories, and sequencing cards to help students understand why recounting details in order is important. I've also included reinforcing activities because all of that hard work needs to be rewarded!

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Students must read and respond to a written text within their general education classrooms. Research shows that students with speech and language disorders respond well when their goals are targeted using books. Students benefit from and participate in classroom activities better and connect to their classroom peers better when they can create oral narratives. Comprehension is improved when students understand the episodic structure (the macrostructure) of stories. They also learn about the microstructure (vocabulary, grammar, complexity of sentences) of stories. A variety of goals can be targeted through narrative intervention - basic concepts, categories, following directions, vocabulary, multiple meanings, answering questions, retelling/creating stories, grammar and sentence structure, idioms, and inferences. Access to good-quality literature and stories is essential to my students' success. This project will fund picture books to teach macro and microstructure, wordless picture books to help with narrative creation, vocabulary cards to help teach the words that they encounter in these stories, and sequencing cards to help students understand why recounting details in order is important. I've also included reinforcing activities because all of that hard work needs to be rewarded!

About my class

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