My students need a new listening center with a CD player for center time and a new CD player to be used for class read alouds and song time.
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My Students
Reading is not just about the words! Comprehension and fluency are a huge part of reading. Help my students improve their comprehension and fluency and watch them become ultimate readers!
My school is an overflow site with 500 students consisting of 12 kindergartens and 8 1st grades.
Most of these students did not attend pre-school and start the school well below academic expectations. Starting on the first day of school they are already playing catch-up. I spend most of the first month of school teaching the students how to follow directions and learn routines. Many are underprivileged children who rely on eating breakfast and lunch that is provided by the school. Because we are an overflow site we are lacking basic materials that are staples at other schools. We don't have a stocked supply closet full of all the materials needed for the year. I depend on the sales stores have during the summer for 1 cent folders and 25 cents boxes of crayons. My husband and I visit these stores multiple times to ensure my students have everything they need for the year. My students are amazing children, all they need is a chance to be exposed to great things to be wonderful learners.
My Project
Currently we are using a tape player in our listening center. My school only has stories on Cd's so our choices of stories are very limited to my small supply of books on tape.
Having a CD player in the listening center will help expose my students to exceptional literacy examples. Listening to a story and answering questions will allow me to see if they are actually comprehending what is happening in the story and listening to other people read helps improve reading fluency. I am also asking for a second CD player to be using strictly for whole group activities. My students love to sing songs and dance. Having two players in the room will save time by not having to remove headsets and listening center materials and provide my students with more opportunities to listen to stories on tape.
Reading is a huge part of my life and I want to spread my love of reading to my students.
Many are unable to read themselves but love listening to stories on tape. By supporting this project my students will have a better opportunity to become the ultimate reader I know they can be.
Nearly all 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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