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Ms. Prospero O'Rourke from Staten Island, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Language and Literacy in Speech

Help me give my students a variety of literacy and song activities to help increase their speech and language skills and help them to develop a love of reading!

  • $533 goal

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My Students

My students are extra special to me. As a speech language pathologist working with students with special needs I am always looking for ways to increase their speech and language abilities as well as their social skills. My students are not conventional learners. I work with students with a variety of different learning challenges. Some of my students are verbal, some are non verbal, but all have something important to say. I aim to create personalized lessons for each of my students so they can thrive and reach their maximum growth potential!

My Project

As a speech-language pathologist, I work each day with children who are not always conventional learners. While my sessions are mostly 1 on 1, I get the opportunity each day to work in a small group setting with some of my favorite little friends. During these sessions, I love incorporating literacy activities as well as songs. These always include manipulatives for the children to actively participate in the activity and lesson regardless of their abilities.

Children develop language through watching, listening, and practice.

Singing and reading to young children can help them develop early language and literacy skills, such as phonological awareness, auditory discrimination, and vocabulary development. This can be achieved by providing the music and words, providing hands-on props, and helping your child do the motions to the songs. This also helps develop students' literacy development. Literacy is larger than just reading and writing, and it also includes listening, speaking, and social skills that are relevant to communication. My students will love these amazing new books and storytelling kits which will make our songs and stories come alive and help them to actively participate in our sessions. The mobile storage cart will help keep all of our materials neat and organized!

Ms. Prospero O'Rourke PS 37R @ 844 Grades PreK-2

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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Staten Island, 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

6 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF464 - Leveled Library Mobile Storage Cart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
LA996DC - Classic Connect Store Book Bin Bundle - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $67.45 1 $67.45
LC270X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC260X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RR534 - Go Away Big Green Monster Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
BK1832 - It Looked Like Spilt Milk Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
BK818 - The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
BB278 - Go Away Big Green Monster Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
LA998 - Storytelling Lapboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LA835 - Storytelling Glove • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$416.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$452.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.87

Total project goal

$532.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $532.49

6 Donors

-$343.08

Donations toward project cost

-$295.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.71

match offer

-$185.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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