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Mrs. Levasseur from Middletown, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Specialized Materials for Language Impaired Students

My students need vocabulary cards, antonym/synonym cards, word relationship cards, figurative language cards, conversation program, and story sequencing activities, etc.

  • $463 goal

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My Students

Do you remember learning basic language and communication skills? Probably not, that's because most of us learn these skills naturally through exposure. For students with language impairments, learning these skills requires specialized instruction and specialized materials at a variety of levels.

My students are endearing, eager to learn, and well behaved.

Unfortunately they have been found to have language impairments and are usually quiet, shy, and reluctant to participate in class and social situations due to their language impairments. Students with language impairments have difficulty learning to use and understand language the same way as typical developing children. Some students with language impairments struggle with learning and using new vocabulary, understanding how vocabulary words are related, using and understanding complex or simple sentence structures, understanding texts, answering questions, understanding figurative language, or even participating in conversations. My students also come from an urban community and don't always have access to language building experiences that other students their age do. Our school does its best to work with these struggling students; but we know we could do better with up to date materials to teach needed language skills

My Project

My students need the requested specialized language materials to learn specific language skills that they are lacking. Students who lack a basic vocabulary would be able to use noun, verb, and adjective picture cards to build a functional vocabulary. Students who have difficulty understanding relationships between words would be able to use antonym, synonym, association, and categories cards to help them organize their knowledge of vocabulary to help them learn new words and access them on demand. Students who have a difficult time using accurate detailed language would be able to use describing cards and sequencing stories to practice producing detailed descriptions needed for communication and writing. Students who have difficulty understanding non-literal language would be able to use figurative language cards to practice interpreting complex language they hear and read. Students who lack conversational skills would be able to use a conversation program to improve.

Understanding language and being able to communicate effectively are things that most of us take for granted on a daily basis.

Donations to this project will improve the instruction that the language impaired students get at my school so they can have a chance to be competent communicators and succeed academically and socially.

Mrs. Levasseur MacDonough Elementary School 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.

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Middletown, CT 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

40 students impacted 19donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
NOUNS VERBS AND ADJECTIVES PHOTO BOXED SET • School Specialty $49.39 1 $49.39
Early Learning Skills Learning Cards: Photographic Learning Cards • Amazon $34.62 1 $34.62
GAME CATEGORIES EARLY LEARNING • School Specialty $30.39 1 $30.39
BOOKS PARTS-OF-SPEECH TALES SET OF 8 • School Specialty $29.92 1 $29.92
CARDS JUST SYNONYMS • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
CARDS JUST DESCRIBING LANGUAGE • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
CARDS JUST ANTONYMS • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
CHART POCKET TABLETOP • School Specialty $18.80 1 $18.80
Smethport Tabletop Pocket Chart Four Step Sequencing • Amazon $18.44 1 $18.44
CARDS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN A JAR GRADE 2+ • School Specialty $14.24 1 $14.24
Opposites Language Cards • Amazon $11.23 1 $11.23
Sequencing Practice Mini-Books: Grades 2-3: 15 Interactive Mini-Books That Help Students Build an Understanding of Story Sequence and Boost Reading Comprehension (Best Practices in Action) • Amazon $11.02 1 $11.02
Smethport Pocket Chart Card Set Story Sequencing • Amazon $10.82 1 $10.82
Sequencing Practice Mini-Books: Grades K-1: 25 Interactive Mini-Books That Help Students Build an Understanding of Story Sequence and Boost Reading Comprehension (Best Practices in Action) • Amazon $10.62 1 $10.62
Smethport Photo Language Cards Go Togethers • Amazon $10.59 1 $10.59
Actions Language Cards • Amazon $10.59 1 $10.59
Smethport Photo Language Cards Nouns • Amazon $10.59 1 $10.59
Categories Language Cards • Amazon $10.24 1 $10.24

Materials cost

$338.47

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.97

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.44

Total project goal

$462.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $462.96

15 Donors

-$336.91

Donations toward project cost

-$287.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.64

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.05

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 $0.00

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