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Past projects 5

• Toys to Encourage Communication and AAC-Use

  Funded May 8, 2024

  Thank you so much for your donations. Last year, I was able to work directly with parents to help support the communication needs of their students. We learned about how to use AAC devices and communication supports. Your donation of toys was essential to this learning.

  With your donation, we engaged in play that was motivating and encouraged language. Parents trialed language supports with their students during this play and then were able to take toys home to continue their support at home. Bridging the gap between school and home is a must for our students with complex communication needs. This was possible because of you and your donation.

  Thank you again. We are incredibly grateful, and plan to continue to use these items for parent education this year!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Folco

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 3 other donors.

• Core Books to Teach CORE Vocabulary

  Funded Oct 11, 2024

  Thank you so much for your generous donation! We received the books and as educators, we are starting to adapt them for our students. Adapting them includes adding those CORE vocabulary words to support student language and literacy learning.

  This week we started our first lesson using an adapted book from our donation: "We're Going on a Leaf Hunt." We targeted the word GO specifically. Students were engaged and learning excellent language and literacy skills.

  Thank you again. Without your donation, these lessons would not be available. Our students and educators are all grateful for your support!

  -Christina Folco”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Folco

  This classroom project was brought to life by Amazon and 2 other donors.

• Emotional Regulation Supports

  Funded May 17, 2023

  Thank you so much for your donation to our classrooms. Our students were utilizing their new tools and seats. Our classrooms have greatly improved and benefitted of our students! We have been teaching students how to self-advocate for the things they need. That includes, asking for appropriate seating, required emotional regulation tools, and finding an environment that suites them best.

  Our students were so excited to see the new lamps and chairs! They are excited to have a classroom that is comfortable and calming. They were also so incredibly excited to see the new fidgets and calming tools available in our classrooms. These were definitely their favorite new items!

  Thank you for all of your support in helping our classrooms! We greatly appreciate you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Folco

  This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 7 other donors.

• Support Autism Acceptance Month: Provide Flexible Seating for Special Ed

  Funded May 4, 2022

  Thank you for your generous donations last school year. Our students were thrilled to find that there were new flexible seating options. Our students have been learning about their energy levels, how to understand their own individual needs and how they learn best. This has also been promoting self-advocacy, empowerment, and autonomy.

  The various seating options have increased their attention to task and improved their learning. This specifically has been helping our students with attention difficulties, hyperactive bodies, and/or sensory and environmental needs, including our students autistic and/or ADHD students. They send their thank you's!

  Thank you again for your support. Audubon students are extremely grateful.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Folco

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 14 other donors.

• Light Up a Child's World With Sensory Toys!

  Funded Sep 18, 2018

  Audubon's special education staff thanks you for your generous donation. We are so grateful to have the motivational tools to support communication and learning for our students.

  As mentioned before, many of our students have significant communication needs. These students are working on simply engaging in an activity, requesting, and making choices between two exciting objects. Our students have been able to learn and increase their communication skills with the sensory and musical toys that you helped to provide!

  One student, in particular, is so excited when he is provided the opportunity to play with the sensory toys. His goal is to engage in an activity, and use a switch (like a button) to request "more." We've seen an increase in participation and communication since providing these toys as an option.

  Another student benefits from the squishy balls. He has a hard time regulating his emotions and the squishy balls help him to calm when he is upset or overly excited.

  Other students have greatly benefited from the musical instruments! Music can bring such joy to a student's life. When asking a student to communicate (something that is very difficult for them), it has been so beneficial for them to be encouraged by music. They truly love coming to speech therapy now! Thank you for your support!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Folco

  This classroom project was brought to life by Johnson Ohana Foundation and 7 other donors.