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Mrs. Citera from Staten Island, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Piecing the Puzzle Together for Teens with Autism

My students need adaptive materials such as visual readers, and videos in order to piece together their place in the community, school, and within themselves.

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My Students

"Discouraging an enthusiasm can be just another way of dismantling a strategy that helps a child with autism feel better regulated-or worse, removing a source of interest and joy. A more helpful approach is to: use the enthusiasm as a way to expand the child's outlook and improve the child's life."

Our classroom is comprised of 6 teenagers with moderate to severe disabilities.

Every student in our class has been diagnosed with autism, due to this our students struggle with making connections between academics, daily living skills, social skills, and themselves. My student's communication skills range from completely non-verbal, to limited verbal abilities. Even with their difficulty with expressing themselves, these teens have shown myself, and their parents the desire they have to become independent adults. Our school is a specialized public school in Staten Island, New York dedicated exclusively to teaching special needs children. The materials requested will not only benefit my current class, but any group of students I may have the privilege of teaching in the future.

My Project

The materials I've requested, such as Explore Personal Care, Look 'n Cook Microwave Cookbook, Living on Your Own, and Explore Your Community will provide my learners with visuals, readers, and the video modeling that they need to successfully improve their daily life. I've also requested adapted mathematics materials such as Math for Life, Money, and Real Life Math books with contain material that contains both visuals and real-world connections to necessary math skills needed in every day life. Skills such as: washing hair, brushing teeth, paying for items, cooking a meal, increasing communication, traveling in the community, appropriate dress, mopping, and vacuuming are only some of the skills that your donation will provide to my students.

My teenage learners with autism deserve the opportunity to become as independent as possible in ALL areas of their journey through school, the community, and home life.

The materials requested will become the motivating tools I need to both teach and reinforce the skills my students are encouraged to master.

Mrs. Citera PS R037 Marquis School of Arts Grades 6-8

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Explore Personal Care • Attainment Company $299.00 1 $299.00
Explore Your Community • Attainment Company $249.00 1 $249.00
Living on Your Own • Attainment Company $159.00 1 $159.00
Math for Life • Attainment Company $99.00 1 $99.00
Math for Life • Attainment Company $89.00 1 $89.00
Look 'n Cook Cookbook • Attainment Company $69.00 1 $69.00
Adapting Math: Money • Attainment Company $39.00 1 $39.00

Materials cost

$1,003.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $100.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,148.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$202.65

Total project goal

$1,350.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,350.99

11 Donors

-$655.00

Donations toward project cost

-$632.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

match offer

-$606.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$515.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$89.12

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 $0.00

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