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Mrs. Scotten from Nevada, MO is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tuning Out The World With A Great Book!

My students need one Playaway for nine different fiction books, from "Feathers" to "So B.It."

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Some students just need to quiet environment to tune out of and read. I am a Communication Arts teacher in a middle school setting (grades 6 through 8).

Many of the students I see have trouble "focusing" on the books they read. There are too many distractions that keep them from fully comprehending and/or focusing on what they are reading. I've found that by having the student read a book with the audio version (while using earbuds) students have an easier time of "tuning into" the book and getting away from outside distractions that keep them from reading.

I have a copy of each of the requested books. However, with the addition of nine Playaways for each of these books, I feel a lot of students--and their reading time-- would benefit because they would have extra support while tuning out distractions.

Your help will ensure that my students, and other students at my school, will be able to focus on their reading while hearing the words at the same time. This will allow students the opportunity to remove themselves from distractions and become fully engaged in their books.

Mrs. Scotten Nevada Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kingdom Keepers II: Disney at Dawn [With Earbuds] Ridley Pearson, Read by Christopher Lane • Barnes and Noble $40.49 1 $40.49
Dodger and Me [With Earbuds] Jordan Sonnenblick, Read by William Dufris • Barnes and Noble $31.49 1 $31.49
The Old Willis Place [With Earbuds] Mary Downing Hahn, Read by Ellen Grafton • Barnes and Noble $35.99 1 $35.99
So B. It [With Earbuds] Sarah Weeks, Performed by Cherry Jones • Barnes and Noble $53.99 1 $53.99
Born to Rock [With Earbuds] Gordon Korman, Read by Billy Hammond • Barnes and Noble $49.49 1 $49.49
The Kingdom Keepers [With Earbuds] Ridley Pearson, Read by Gary Littman • Barnes and Noble $53.99 1 $53.99
Nation [With Headphones] Terry Pratchett, Performed by Stephen Briggs • Barnes and Noble $53.99 1 $53.99
Misty of Chincoteague [With Earbuds] Marguerite Henry, Read by Edward Herrmann • Barnes and Noble $36.00 1 $36.00
Feathers [With Headphones] Jacqueline Woodson, Read by Sisi Aisha Johnson • Barnes and Noble $40.49 1 $40.49

Materials cost

$395.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.59

Sales tax

 $16.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$467.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.56

Total project goal

$569.77

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $569.77

1 Donor

-$569.77

Donations toward project cost

-$467.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.56

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