Giving Opportunities
Miriam School Wish List
The students at the Miriam School would be grateful for the following:

Speech and Language Materials

Webber Grammar Interactive CDs: Word Level and Sentence Level - $45 each
Word Level: Targets adjectives, adverbs, plurals, comparatives, proper and common nouns. Sentence Level: Changing nouns to adjectives, understanding double negatives, sentences and

fragments, changing verbs to nouns, subjects and predicates, changing statements to questions.

Webber Hear Builder Auditory Memory - ProfessionalEdition - $149.95

Software to encourage auditory memory, closure and comprehension skills.

Webber Hear Builder Sequencing -Professional Edition - $99.95

Software for targeting comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Say & Do Vocabulary Bingo - $49.95

Focus on building vocabulary skills with 8 different themes.

The Phonological Awareness and Reading Profile, Intermediate - $42
Will allow speech and language therapists to test basic reading, spelling, and reading fluency skills for students in grades 3 to 8.

Social Language Development Test - Elementary - $222

Social Language Development Test - Adolescent - $222

These language tests will allow therapists to assess the development of  student' social language functioning and pinpoint appropriate treatment goals.

Social Language Training - Elementary - $44

Social Language Training - Adolescent - $44

Therapy companions to the Social Language Development Test which address skills needed for establishing positive peer interactions.

Functional Conversation Games - $44

Game-based materials designed to increase appropriate conversation skills and enhance social skills.

Visualizing and Verbalizing Kit - $400

Will give students practice in comprehension through visualization activities.

Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration Materials

Weighted Blanket - $177
Provides deep pressure to help calm students.

Airwalker (swing) - $351
A swing made of breathable spandex that provides a cocoon-like environment for the child. It allows for deep pressure, movement and calming all at once.

The Woggler (balance board) - $69
Provides balance opportunities in a fun way.

Rotation Board - $69
For the child who loves to spin. For one or two kids at a time.

Sling Back Plus (2 piece swing) - $34
Excellent swing to enhance neck muscles.

Resistance Tunnel - $191
Provides deep pressure movement. This is an activity our students like to do again and again.

Moon Swing - $351
Great swing to enhance strength and endurance.

Motor Skill Universal Set - $450

This set includes bricks, poles, hoops, bean bags and other tools that target skills of coordination, strength, motor planning, and physical fitness.

The Savitz Scoop - $235

A large balance board ideal for core training.

Scooter Board Texture Covers Set - $93

Padded, soft covers for scooter boards.

Magic Shapes - $23

54 magnetic shapes to build vertically or horizontally to promote hand development skills.

Pogo Stick - $42

Pogo stick for older students to work on balance skills, provide sensory input and promote physical fitness.

Magnetic Wands and Chips - $25

Great activity for hand therapy to strengthen shoulders, wrists, forearms and hand muscles.

 

Curriculum Materials

WorldScapes Classroom Package Sets - $539.40 or $44.95 each
Offers student a world of reasons to read. From the Great wall of China to Costa Rica’s Ring of Fire . . . from Nelson Mandela’s South Africa to the overcrowded cities and towns of India. WorldScapes builds literacy skills and covers the content areas by introducing students to remarkable places, important people, and critical issues round the globe.

INDIA – "No Space to Waste"
INDIA – "My Elephant My Friend"
INDIA – "The Indigo Jackal"
INDIA – "Mother Teresa of Calcutta"
INDIA – "Keeping Count"
INDIA – "Tiger Trek"

RUSSIA – "The Challenge of Change"
RUSSIA – "The Whisper of the Stars"
RUSSIA – "The Frog Princess"
RUSSIA – "The Little Duchess"
RUSSIA – "First in Space"
RUSSIA – "Leaps and Bounds"

(each title listed is a classroom set of six)

Technology Materials

ELMO Teacher's Tool TT02RX - $579
Document cameras produce clear and sharp images of 3D objects and documents. They are able to capture still images, video and audio when connected to a computer. Lesson content can be stored and reviewed at any time to enhance student learning.

iPod Touch for Classrooms - $299

The iPod Touch will allow students to listen to audio books and lessons and have access to the many educational apps available to enhance learning.

Promethean Board (Interactive Whiteboard) - $4,175
Promethean is a global leader and innovator in interactive learning technology that empowers teachers to engage, educate, assess and motivate learners. Developed by and for education professionals, its award-winning products help teachers to prepare digital lessons quickly and easily. The technology enables them to create, customize and integrate text, images, quizzes and tests, web, video and audio content, so they can more easily capture students’ attention and accommodate different learning styles.

Please contact the Miriam Foundation at 314.962.6059 to make a gift.