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Mrs. Koch from Mount Orab, OH is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Listening to Science

Help me give my students a set of headphones and hooks to store them on in my classroom.

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My Students

Our students are in a tough spot. They just received their own Chromebooks this year. This opens a world of updated information related to our topics in Science.

Approximately 2/3 of our students are below the 5th-grade reading level.

My students are working hard to increase their comprehension, however, most of the Science material is at the 5th-grade reading level. As a former Language Arts teacher, I understand the importance of incorporating reading strategies in the content area.

If I am able to provide my students with headphones, they would be able to hear the text which will increase their comprehension. I would be able to assign articles that are at individualized reading levels. So instead of choosing an article for the entire class to read, I would be able to choose text that is at different reading levels and assign it to the appropriate students based on their reading levels.

My Project

Headphones will allow me to differentiate science passages in my classroom. Our below grade level readers would be given text about the content at their reading level, while above grade level readers would be given text above the 5th-grade reading level.

Headphones help level the playing field for my students.

They also allow equal access to text, not just to those who can afford headphones.

Headphones give all students reading the material at their reading level. By differentiating the text, I am able to meet the needs of all my students.

Studies have shown that listening to text improves reading comprehension, especially in content areas. Headphones would allow my students - especially the lower level students - to increase their reading ability.

Mrs. Koch Mount Orab Middle School Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yomuse C89 On Ear Foldable Headphones w/ Microphone, Adjustable Headband for Kids Adults, iPhone iPad iPod Computers Tablets SmartPhones DVD, Camo Blue • Amazon Business $13.99 30 $419.70
24 Pieces Coat Hooks Wall Mounted Robe Hook Single Coat Hanger No Scratch and 50 Pieces Screws Black • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49

Materials cost

$430.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$466.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.35

Total project goal

$548.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.99

1 Donor

-$275.00

Donations toward project cost

-$233.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.25

match offer

-$273.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$232.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.10

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 $0.00

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