Proposal
Example of a Proposal
Orchard Middle School
387 Pine Hill Road
Orchard, VT 02331
703-555-1212
October 6, 2002
ABC Foundation
13 Hill Street Boston, MA 02116
RE: READ TO SUCCEED! PROJECT
The Orchard Middle School in Orchard, Vermont is seeking a grant to provide help at risk students improve their reading skills. These at risk students are currently reading at two or more grade levels behind their peers. The objective of the Read to Succeed! program is to help at risk students improve their reading speed, comprehension, and reading attention span to the point where they are reading at grade level. Funding in the amount of $16,504 is requested to implement this program and for the purchase assistive reading software and hardware for the school’s resource room.
Orchard Middle School has 276 students. Of those 276 students, 59 have been determined to be at risk in their reading skills for a variety of reasons including learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and attention deficit disorder (ADD), or other economic and language based difficulties. Additionally, Orchard Middle School is eligible for Title 1 funds and if these students are not given an opportunity to improve their reading skills, they are at greater risk of falling further behind their classroom making truancy and dropping out of school more likely.
The Read to Succeed! project will provide students with access to five computers equipped with scanners and assistive reading software. Students will be able to see their text books and classroom materials on-screen with words and text highlighted, as it is read to them in a human-like voice. Included in the Read to Succeed! project will be a day of training for the Special Education Specialist and the classroom teachers on the features and use of Kurzweil 3000 software. The goal of the Read to Succeed! project is to enable students with learning and reading disabilities to improve their reading skills to the point where they can succeed
Orchard Middle School
387 Pine Hill Road
Orchard, VT 02331
703-555-1212
October 6, 2002
ABC Foundation
13 Hill Street Boston, MA 02116
RE: READ TO SUCCEED! PROJECT
The Orchard Middle School in Orchard, Vermont is seeking a grant to provide help at risk students improve their reading skills. These at risk students are currently reading at two or more grade levels behind their peers. The objective of the Read to Succeed! program is to help at risk students improve their reading speed, comprehension, and reading attention span to the point where they are reading at grade level. Funding in the amount of $16,504 is requested to implement this program and for the purchase assistive reading software and hardware for the school’s resource room.
Orchard Middle School has 276 students. Of those 276 students, 59 have been determined to be at risk in their reading skills for a variety of reasons including learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and attention deficit disorder (ADD), or other economic and language based difficulties. Additionally, Orchard Middle School is eligible for Title 1 funds and if these students are not given an opportunity to improve their reading skills, they are at greater risk of falling further behind their classroom making truancy and dropping out of school more likely.
The Read to Succeed! project will provide students with access to five computers equipped with scanners and assistive reading software. Students will be able to see their text books and classroom materials on-screen with words and text highlighted, as it is read to them in a human-like voice. Included in the Read to Succeed! project will be a day of training for the Special Education Specialist and the classroom teachers on the features and use of Kurzweil 3000 software. The goal of the Read to Succeed! project is to enable students with learning and reading disabilities to improve their reading skills to the point where they can succeed