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Ms. Mirich from Lansing, IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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7th Graders Need to Listen!

My students need headphones. These headphones are incredibly important to my students success. They will help them with listening and reading comprehension skills.

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My Students

A typical day in my classroom involves a number of different activities. Throughout our day we do a variety of differentiated reading projects and work in leveled groups to accommodate the needs of each student. I like to provide as much variety as I can to keep my students' interests high.

My middle school students are amazing!

They live in a community on the south side of Chicago. My students have a wide range of disabilities and their individual ability varies from student to student. Because of this, their reading levels range from a preschool level all the way to a 5th grade level. Some of them are very reluctant readers and shy away from reading because they do not want to be embarrassed or look a certain way in front of their peers. I believe that each one of my students has their own strengths and can do whatever they set their mind to!

My Project

These headphones are incredibly important to my students success. These headphones will help them with listening comprehension, as well as reading comprehension skills. Headphones will allow my students to work in leveled groups and listen to a variety of reading passages that are appropriate for their independent reading level. These headphones will also allow them to utilize individualized reading programs, like Lexia Learning, that is specifically designed around individual learning needs. Headphones will give my students who are lower level readers the opportunity to practice at their own pace without worrying that they are not "as good" as everyone else. Overall, my hope is to provide my students with headphones that will support the differentiation of reading lessons and give them the confidence they need to increase their reading skills!

Having this project funded will make a difference in my students' lives because it will give me the ability to address their individual needs on a one-on-one basis.

These headphones will allow them to work at their own pace free from embarrassment of working slower or at a lower level. Having access to headphones will truly help my students on an everyday basis.

Ms. Mirich Memorial Junior High School Grades 6-8

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Lansing, IL View local requests

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

30 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
10 Sony Headphones (BUY 9 GET 1 FREE) • Best Buy Education $134.90 2 $269.80
Mono/Stereo Individual Headphone • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.46 5 $42.30

Materials cost

$312.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$346.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.20

Total project goal

$407.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $407.98

8 Donors

-$402.68

Donations toward project cost

-$346.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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 $0.00

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