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Mrs. M. from Haverhill, MA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give Them a Reading Tool to Help Themselves and Others

My students need 2 digital voice recorders.

  • $296 goal

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Empower my students with the tools to create audio recordings of their favorite books for peers and beginner readers.

My inner-city students have experienced many obstacles in their young lives. Despite the common threads of domestic abuse, disabilities effecting behavior, emotional development, and/or learning, and failure to thrive within mainstream school environments, my students have bonded in a sense of community and responsibility towards themselves and the group as a whole. A majority of my students read well below grade level and must make significant gains in order to pass the mandatory state testing (MCAS) required for graduation.

I am seeking 2 digital voice recorders to support my students quests to improve reading fluency, comprehension, and analysis skills. These devices will serve many purposes within my class. Students will be able to create "books on tape" that will be used to assist peers with weaker decoding skills. These recordings will also be used to create student-made "gifts" to elementary children, encouraging them to follow along in popular books. In creating these audio readings, students contribute to the support of others while improving upon their own oral reading skills. Review of these recordings will make students cognizant of voice inflection, fluency, and accuracy.

Your generous contribution will empower and encourage my students to be mindful of the needs of others. It will promote healthy co-dependence as well as independence. My impoverished students will be taught that when a kind act has been sent their way, that an act of kindness must then be reciprocated upon others in similar fashion. Your act of kindness will initiate a motto of "Pay It Forward" within my classroom. Thank you again.

Mrs. M. Teach School Grades 9-12

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Haverhill, MA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

45 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Olympus(R) WS-311M Digital Voice Recorder And WMA/MP3 Player • Office Depot Inc. $99.99 2 $199.98

Materials cost

$199.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$242.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.12

Total project goal

$295.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $295.12

5 Donors

-$284.70

Donations toward project cost

-$242.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.42

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 $0.00

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