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Mrs. Lester from Wilmington, DE is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listen and Learn

Help me give my students a listening center to support focused learning in our classroom

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My Students

My students are truly amazing! While they mostly come from high poverty, their bright eyes and open minds always jump for opportunities to learn, grow and think.

There are many learning levels in my classes.

I have students ranging from those who work at high levels and love to be challenged, down to students who need that extra push.

We are an early education center that is working very hard to produce readers, thinkers, and lifetime learners. We consistently give our students tools for success and instill the belief that despite obstacles, they will be enormous contributors to​ our global economy.

My Project

My classroom goal is simple. All of my kindergarten students will be readers by the end of this school year.

In order to reach this goal, I give individualized instruction, meeting each student at his/her current academic level, learning style, and area of interest.

This includes giving some students a video to watch, a tutorial, or an audio-book to listen to, while others may be receiving group instruction. In all these instances actually hearing and understanding the content is huge!

The listening center will help my students focus on the individualized lessons they are receiving because they are able to phase out the distractions around them.

A listening center will give my students a chance to clearly hear the content they are given. Clearer content, focused learning, and fewer distractions add up to successful steps toward reaching our goal of 100% literacy in June 2020.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Mrs. Lester Stubbs Early Education Center Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Mrs. Lester

Wilmington, DE 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
New! LilGadgets Connect+ Style Kids Premium Volume Limited Wired Headphones with SharePort (Children, Toddlers) - Green • Amazon Business $21.95 10 $219.50
Val-U-Pak Bluetooth/CD/FM Listening Center w/ 6 Stations • Teachers' School Supply $175.65 1 $175.65

Materials cost

$395.15

Vendor shipping charges

$19.32

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$450.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.48

Total project goal

$529.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$529.88

5 Donors

-$431.65

Donations toward project cost

-$378.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.50

Matching donations from our partners

-$85.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$72.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

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$0.00

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