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Ms. Lexi from Brooklyn, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Giving Nonverbal Special Needs Children A Way to Communicate!

Help me give my students a way to communicate their Communication Apps on the iPad

  • $549 goal

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Ms. Lexi has another project! Donate to Helping Little Minds Grow Within Special Needs School to help her classroom.

$437 - complete this project and be a hero

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Hello! My students are bright, funny, energetic, amazing children with special needs. They all bring something unique and beautiful to the table and are so fun to be around. These kids bring so much light to our staff whether it be by telling us knock-knock jokes, giving us a hug when we need it the most, or showing us their latest dance moves! We are so proud of the way that they've overcome the obstacles that may come along with having special needs. We have huge celebrations for achieving skills that may seem minor to others, but mean the world to our children, their families, and our staff. We work hard to make these goals achievable by creating a learning environment that uniquely matches the needs and personalities of our wonderful students. Unfortunately, our school receives very little funding and we need help to achieve our goals.

My Project

Hello,

Our kids have diagnoses such as Autism and Down Syndrome; Some of our students are nonverbal (unable to speak verbally), therefore they have no way to communicate their needs, comment, ask questions, answer questions, etc.

This lack of communication also limits their ability to engage in class lessons to their full capacity.

To address these communication needs, Speech therapists introduce Augmentative and Alternate Communication which is why we need the iPad. There are communication apps on the iPad that allow students to press pictures and produce words and sentences with the iPad as their voice. This has shown so much success as our students who communicate with iPads tend to become more involved in class lessons and increase their socialization with adults and peers.

If you fund this iPad, it will allow me to teach my students how to use specific communication applications and then put them through the evaluation process to get approved for their very own iPad! I have previously been using my personal device, however it is no longer working and I need a new way to teach my students.

Thank you in advance for your care and support!

Ms. Lexi P36K @ PS 213 Grades PreK-2

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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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Brooklyn, NY 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

90 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 10.2-Inch iPad - Latest Model - (8th Generation) with Wi-Fi - 128GB - Space Gray • Best Buy Education $429.99 1 $429.99

Materials cost

$429.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$466.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.31

Total project goal

$548.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.75

4 Donors

-$547.28

Donations toward project cost

-$466.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.47

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 $0.00

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