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Mrs. Kohls from Seattle, WA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listen Up!

My students need a listening center, a CD and cassette player and 4 sets of books on CD.

  • $1,421 goal

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Mrs. Kohls has another project! Donate to Ink Needed! to help her classroom.

$313 - complete this project and be a hero

I teach first grade students who attend a Title 1 school in a high-need community of Seattle, WA.

The students in my literacy group are not reading yet. We are using "The Daily Five" in my literacy group. The Daily Five is a structure that will help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing and working with peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy. We are learning sight words and phonics. The students would really benefit from your help.

Why a Listening Center? A school listening center can be an integral part of a child’s education when used effectively. The American Academy of Pediatrics asserts listening to stories read aloud helps to promote brain development. This is a testament to how useful listening centers can be for even very young children. School aged children (as young as preschoolers), can benefit from a school listening center because hearing a language spoken helps the child to build vocabulary and learn to recognize grammatical structure. A listening centers can be effectively used for teaching a second language. Exposing children to audio versions of stories helps to add a new dimension to the learning process. Students are intrigued by the novelty of the experience and are more motivated to learn. However, it is imperative that high quality sound equipment is used to ensure the students are able to hear clearly. If the sound is not crisp or is otherwise inaudible it can create problems in speech patterns which result from the children not hearing the words or sounds correctly.

Your help will stimulate learning through seeing, hearing, and doing. It will also reinforce skill themes, allow us to be a literacy model, and add more fun to our program! My students this year and in years to come will greatly benefit from a listening center.

Mrs. Kohls Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RE300X - Favorite Picture Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 4 • Lakeshore Learning $189.00 1 $189.00
RE725X - Favorite Picture Book CD Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $179.00 1 $179.00
GG820 - Read-Along Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning $149.50 1 $149.50
EE493 - Classroom CD & Single Cassette Player • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00
RE540X - Classroom Classics CD Read-Alongs - Set 4 • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00
RE190X - Classroom Classics CD Read-Alongs - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00

Materials cost

$964.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $96.45

Sales tax

 $62.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$1,165.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$255.73

Total project goal

$1,420.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,420.73

6 Donors

-$1,370.59

Donations toward project cost

-$1,165.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$205.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.14

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