Loving to Learn in Listening Centers
- School:
- Highlands Elementary
- Subject:
- Language Arts
- Teacher:
- Sara Knapp
- Students Impacted:
- 21
- Grade:
- 1
- Date:
- July 4, 2015
Investors
Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.
Lauren and David Leatherbarrow - $100.96
Champions For Learning - $725.00
Original Grant Overview
Goal
The goal of this project is to strengthen the listening skills of my students. My aim is to increase listening skills in the following ways: increasing independence, widening exposure to various types of story structures, and having a structured time to listen to appropriately modeled fluency and phrasing.
What will be done with my students
Each day my 1st grade scholars have literacy centers, and I want to include a listening center in this rotation. Many of my young scholars speak English as their second language, with Spanish being the primary language spoken at home. This makes reading difficult, as they are trying to learn a new language along with learning to read. A listening center will allow students to use books on CD and independently access stories. Hearing and understanding fluent reading is an essential pre-literacy skill. Having a physical copy of the text will allow students to develop concepts of print (tracking text, turning pages, etc). They will have the chance to listen, respond, retell, make connections, make predictions, and identify story elements.
Benefits to my students
My scholars will use the listening center to enhance their reading experience. Listening to stories helps build the confidence they need to read on their own and helps them identify unknown words in a non-threatening way. My students will benefit greatly from these resources: they will have books to listen to on CD that are tailored to their reading levels and specific needs, they will have increased exposure to a variety of genres, and have access to higher level texts. This listening center will foster their independence and their listening skills.
Budget Narrative
This request includes one metal listening center that has space to hold books, a CD player, and CDs. I have also requested CDs, books, and related activities that target building fluency and vocabulary. I have requested one CD player and four headphones.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeshore Learning Best-Buy Listening Center, item FF280X | $99.50 |
| 2 | Lakeshore Learning Portable CD Player, item JJ665 | $79.99 |
| 3 | Lakeshore Learning Fluency Skills Listening Centers, item LL345X | $95.00 |
| 4 | Lakeshore Learning Building Vocabulary Listening Center Skill Packs, item HH870X | $139.00 |
| 5 | Lakeshore Learning Listening Center Headphones, item FN2924C | $14.99 |
| 6 | Lakeshore Learning Listening Center Headphones, item FN2924C | $14.99 |
| 7 | Lakeshore Learning Listening Center Headphones, item FN2924C | $14.99 |
| 8 | Lakeshore Learning Listening Center Headphones, item FN2924C | $14.99 |
| 9 | Kaplan Dr. Seuss Book and CD set of 6, item 60544 | $50.11 |
| 10 | Kapan Best Classroom Listening Library set of 8, item 98248 | $73.06 |
| 11 | Kaplan Classic Read Aloud Book and CD set of 6, item 91322 | $54.36 |
| 12 | Kaplan Fairy Tale Book and CD Set of 9, item 86707 | $67.96 |
| 13 | Kaplan Classic Stories Book and CD set of 8, item 71586 | $60.31 |
| 14 | Kaplan Favorite Read Alongs Book and CD set of 5, item 71596 | $46.71 |
| Total: | $825.96 |
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