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.
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ESL students can struggle with fluency in reading and writing. One tool that has been shown to improve fluency is a whisper phone. We use sound to connect spoken language and written text. When children hear themselves read, it promotes self correction, vowel flexibility and comprehension. When students read their own writing out loud, they are able to hear, identify and correct their own mistakes, especially missing words and issues with noun/verb agreement.
‪The phone helps the student ‘hear’ their own voice. The pipe funnels the child’s voice directly to their ear. This intentional focus on hearing sounds helps the students acquire phonemic awareness, a critical element to developing necessary proficient reader phonologic processing pathways. ‬
‪The phone compels the student to speak in a whisper or very quiet voice. By funneling their voice directly to the ear, the device itself dictates the student speak quietly. It works! Students automatically correct themselves to a whisper. The phones help maintain classroom ‘quiet’ by reducing the overall noise level.‬
‪The phone improves the student’s focus and attention because they are intentionally listening to their own voice. Students are less apt to be distracted by what their neighbor is saying/reading.‬
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ESL students can struggle with fluency in reading and writing. One tool that has been shown to improve fluency is a whisper phone. We use sound to connect spoken language and written text. When children hear themselves read, it promotes self correction, vowel flexibility and comprehension. When students read their own writing out loud, they are able to hear, identify and correct their own mistakes, especially missing words and issues with noun/verb agreement.
‪The phone helps the student ‘hear’ their own voice. The pipe funnels the child’s voice directly to their ear. This intentional focus on hearing sounds helps the students acquire phonemic awareness, a critical element to developing necessary proficient reader phonologic processing pathways. ‬
‪The phone compels the student to speak in a whisper or very quiet voice. By funneling their voice directly to the ear, the device itself dictates the student speak quietly. It works! Students automatically correct themselves to a whisper. The phones help maintain classroom ‘quiet’ by reducing the overall noise level.‬
‪The phone improves the student’s focus and attention because they are intentionally listening to their own voice. Students are less apt to be distracted by what their neighbor is saying/reading.‬