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Ms. Amanda from Staten Island, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reaching for Speech

Help me give my students a voice to express their wants and needs

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Amanda's classroom raised $574

This project is fully funded

My Project

I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist with minimally verbal and nonverbal children who would greatly benefit from the support of play-based toys and communication devices. My goal is to help each child reach their potential. I believe having these materials would give my students the access to do so, as play and language development tend to mirror each other. Research also shows that the use of communication devices may lead to verbal language output. My students exhibit challenges expressing their wants and needs and it would mean the world if they could use a device to help support their communication.

Ms. Amanda Richmond Pre-Kindergarten Center Stuyvesant Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Staten Island, NY 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GoTalk Fit, 5-1/4 x 2-1/2 Inches • School Specialty $133.72 1 $133.72
AA898 - Roll Race Activity Ramp • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
DD336 - Building Language Lotto • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
DD561 - Lakeshore Counting Cones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP949 - Positional Words Resource Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Pop Up Wooden Toaster Play Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.16 1 $25.16
Take Along Tool Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.39 1 $23.39
LC933 - Create-A-Burger Sequencing Stacker • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LA835 - Storytelling Glove • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
LC262 - Three Bears Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
LC263 - Three Little Pigs Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
LC267 - Old MacDonald Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$437.18

Vendor shipping charges

$13.37

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$487.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.96

Total project goal

$573.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$573.07

1 Donor

-$286.54

Donations toward project cost

-$243.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.98

match offer

-$286.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$243.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.98

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$0.00

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