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Mrs. Smith from Kaysville, UT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's That? I Can't Hear Myself Read!

My students need a classroom set (26) of Toobaloos, an instrument to help children listen to what they are reading as the class also reads out loud.

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I teach at a regular neighborhood public school. I teach second grade. I am constantly seeing a need to vary and boost Reading skills. One area I would like to work on improving is reading fluency. I do a few things now, such as children reading individually with a parent in the hall, and also Readers' Theater. I am searching for another way to practice and assess my students' fluency in a low stress environment. The Toobaloo, also called a Whisper phone, is simply a small bent pipe which will allow the student to read quietly out loud, or even whisper reading text and be able to hear it clearly. I believe the Toobaloo will help with practice and assessing student reading fluency. I can have the class quietly read text into their individual phones. These allow them to hear themselves and filter out other classroom noise. I can also zero in on individuals and listen to them. That way I know they are reading it themselves and not mimicking what they hear classmates read. As a teacher, I would like to do all that I can to encourage Reading skills. I believe this project will give me one more tool in that endeavor.

Mrs. Smith Kaysville Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Kaysville, UT View local requests 25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Toobaloo • Nasco $3.82 26 $99.32

Materials cost

$99.32

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.93

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$129.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.32

Total project goal

$157.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $157.32

2 Donors

-$157.32

Donations toward project cost

-$129.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.32

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