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Mrs. Morrow Lawrence from Knoxville, TN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Communication, Confidence, & Choice for Elementary ESL

My students need a class set of 12 whisper phones and 10 storage bins for our class library.

  • $200 goal

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I want my students to show the same confidence and enthusiasm they do in ESL class in every other part of the school as well!

I teach 34 English Language Learner students from 8 different language backgrounds. They all are at various levels in speaking, listening to, reading, and writing English. Fluency in reading, pronunciation, using proper rhythm and intonation when speaking, and using standard grammar in speaking and writing are among the skills that I hope to boost in my lessons. Learning these skills allows my students the freedom to better communicate and express themselves among their peers, and in such increases their confidence and motivation to achieve at the highest levels and to interact with others.

To better serve my students, I would love to use hands-free whisper phones so that they can enhance their pronunciation (digraphs such as 'th' and 'ch' are a common obstacle), their rhythm and intonation, and their reading fluency. They will be able to monitor themselves and self-correct as they repeat after me or work independently. Because they are hands-free, they will be able to move smoothly through any book. From this, I would also like to organize my books so that the students can choose what they want to read more easily. Currently, my books are on a small bookshelf and are hard to differentiate by specific topic. Students are more eager readers when they choose something in which they are interested, so by organizing them into bins, they would be able to do this more effectively. The more they read, the better their syntax and grammar, background knowledge, and vocabulary become.

You will make it possible for my students to become not only better ESL students, but also more confident in their classrooms and with their peers. They have the great potential within them; I want them to be able to showcase this and realize it within themselves.

Mrs. Morrow Lawrence Pond Gap Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tote Bin Blue • Nasco $3.75 2 $7.50
Tote Bin White • Nasco $3.75 4 $15.00
Tote Bin Yellow • Nasco $3.75 2 $7.50
Tote Bin Red • Nasco $3.75 2 $7.50
Classroom Pack of 12 WhisperPhones • Nasco $92.95 1 $92.95

Materials cost

$130.45

Vendor shipping charges

$13.05

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$164.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.00

Total project goal

$200.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$200.00

9 Donors

-$192.94

Donations toward project cost

-$164.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.06

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$0.00

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