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Ms. McCormack-Kunis from Saint Albans, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The World Around Me

The cost of the The photo libraries and object-picture matching games is $649, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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I am a teacher of 12 severely, multiply challenged students ages 7-9 years. Although their cognitive abilities and physical limitations vary from student to student, they all have one characteristic that remains the same. All the children are extremely limited with their expressive and receptive language skills. My staff and I work diligently to assist the students to develop labels for objects in their immediate environment and world around them. The best way to develop these skills is through their visual modality with the use of pictures. Due to their severe cognitive limitations, we must also use objects as a concrete form of object representation. It is often difficult to coordinate objects with matching pictures for use in the classroom. While looking through a school catalog, I came across a variety of materials that increase language skills through the use of photographs and objects. The photo libraries and object-picture matching games would be a wonderful addition to my teaching materials and would greatly assist me in helping my students receptively and expressively understand The World Around Them. Please help me give them the language skills needed to more effectively understand and communicate their needs.

Ms. McCormack-Kunis PS 136 Roy Wilkins Grades PreK-2

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Saint Albans, 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG366 - Building Language Discovery Boxes • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
JJ809 - Touch & Learn Picture Card Bank • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50
TB111 - Pam Schiller?s Infant/Toddler Photo • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
AA214 - Touch & Match Guessing Game • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
AA248 - Building Language Photo Library • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
GG227 - Category Sorting Box • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
LM841 - Shatterproof Speech Mirror • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 6 $119.70
DD520X - Vocabulary Development Photo Card Librar • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50

Materials cost

$458.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$532.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.78

Total project goal

$648.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $648.78

1 Donor

-$625.88

Donations toward project cost

-$532.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.90

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 $0.00

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