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Mrs. Brothers from Greenville, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Communication Through Children's Books

My students need children's books that reinforce our school wide communication goals.

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My Students

Imagine being unable to use your own voice to communicate your wants, needs or emotions. My students struggle with this skill everyday. I am a Speech Language Pathologist in a self-contained Special Education school. Every student in our school has severe developmental delays and complex medical needs. The students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds and range in age from 3-21. Each student is either served by a speech pathologist using a direct model or consultative model.

While the majority of our students are unable to speak, I believe that every child deserves a voice.

Our speech department strives to offer alternative ways for our students to communicate.

My Project

This year, the speech department has launched an innovative, multi-media approach to learning language. We utilize a series of 20 core vocabulary words, a set of correlating books and an engaging puppet named Bebo. Our students are exploring how to communicate their thoughts using the words "like, play, want, wait, more, done, stop, go, etc.".

These bright colorful children's books help to reinforce the words that we are teaching by creating generalization of key elements.

Teachers will be able to check out these books from the speech room to use in the classroom. This gives the students the opportunity to use their core words in different settings.

Mrs. Brothers Washington Center Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Greenville, SC 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

130 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
If You Give Set: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, If You Take a Mouse to School, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, and If You Give a Pig a Pancake (5-Book Set) • Amazon Business $64.99 1 $64.99
Bear and Friends: Bear Snores On; Bear Wants More; Bear's New Friend (The Bear Books) • Amazon Business $18.41 1 $18.41
EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help From a Hen • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
One More Dino on the Floor • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Ollie's School Day: A Yes-and-No Story • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
Pinkalicious • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
David Gets In Trouble • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
No, David! • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
I'll Wait, Mr. Panda • Amazon Business $11.63 1 $11.63
Yes Day! • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train Board Books Boxed Set • Amazon Business $10.42 1 $10.42
Can I Play Too? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
I Like Books • Amazon Business $9.70 1 $9.70
Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Pete the Cat Take-Along Storybook Set: 5-Book 8x8 Set • Amazon Business $9.33 1 $9.33
Sam and the Firefly • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
Things I Like (Read to a Child!: Level 2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Germs Are Not for Sharing (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Little Lion Shares (Hello Genius) • Amazon Business $7.16 1 $7.16
Machines at Work Board Book • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
I Like Me! (Picture Puffin Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Baby Happy Baby Sad (Leslie Patricelli board books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Go, Dog Go (I Can Read It All By Myself, Beginner Books) • Amazon Business $6.69 1 $6.69
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
No No Yes Yes (Leslie Patricelli board books) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books! • Amazon Business $5.65 1 $5.65
I Have a Little Problem, Said the Bear • Amazon Business $5.52 1 $5.52
Yo! Yes? (Scholastic Bookshelf) • Amazon Business $5.35 1 $5.35
Go, Train, Go! (Thomas & Friends) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story • Amazon Business $4.27 1 $4.27
Potty (Leslie Patricelli board books) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00
Biscuit Loves the Library (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$360.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.41

Total project goal

$496.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $496.08

12 Donors

-$453.08

Donations toward project cost

-$389.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.28

Matching donations from our partners

-$37.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$31.88

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.51

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