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Mrs. Irwin from Kansas City, MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blossoming Readers Need Listening Opportunities To Grow

My students need 3 mp3 players to listen to audio stories to increase their reading skills.

  • $235 goal

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My Students

Do you remember listening to your favorite story as a kid? Many of my students do not have the resources to hear different stories to be able to choose a favorite.

There are 25 students in my Kindergarten class.

Nine students speak another language at home. The parents do not all know how to read in English and don't have access to books to read in their native languages. Many of my students come from low income homes where everyone works. Many families even work nights and are not home to read to their children.

My Project

These three mp3 players will allow my students to listen to a wide range of books. This will increase their vocabularies. They will be able to access books that will support their reading skills to encourage continued growth. They will also be given the opportunity to learn their own preferences in books and choose what to listen to according to those preferences.

The students in my room are at the beginning of their reading journeys.

They listen and follow along with new stories and 'old favorites' ravenously. My goal is to build in as many opportunities as possible to encourage them on this journey.

Mrs. Irwin Gracemor Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Kansas City, MO View local requests

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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SanDisk Sansa Clip+ - digital player / radio • Best Buy $49.99 3 $149.97

Materials cost

$149.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$199.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.16

Total project goal

$234.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $234.38

6 Donors

-$233.92

Donations toward project cost

-$199.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.46

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 $0.00

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