Whisper phones can be bought from CANDLfoundation.com.
A principal can obtain 6 free.
A case of 24 costs $48.00.
I like these phones because the ends swivel. A student can read into one end
and I can swivel the other
end to my ear and hear the student reading aloud. The noise in a classroom i
I used Scholastic bonus points this year to get some Whisper Phones.
Scholastic calls it the Whisper Phone a Toobaloo. I ordered it as part of a
Lucky catalog order, but I believe they sell it as part of the bonus
catalog. The code I used to order the Toobaloo is 7812.
Each Toobaloo was 175 bon
I bought some over the ear whisper phones with a grant last year. I bought
them through homeroomteacher.com they are considerably more expensive than the
CANDL foundation phones, but I like them because the little ones struggle
holding the phone and reading. I also use them in writing workshop
One of the best ways that I have used whisper phones is during spelling. the
kids exaggerate stretching the work out and the short vowels are much more
discernable between them.
** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at
http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolc
I made mine from 3/4 inch PVC pipe and elbow connections. My ends swivel, too!
I think it cost me $7 to make 23. That was 5 years ago, so it might cost a bit
more now.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:A case of 24 costs $48.00.
I like these phones because the ends swivel.
Jeanne Coherd
Reading S
In a message dated 7/22/2007 2:15:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I made mine from 3/4 inch PVC pipe and elbow connections. My ends swivel,
too! I think it cost me $7 to make 23. That was 5 years ago, so it might cost
a
bit more now.
Jeanne,
How did you make
You buy a length of PVC pipe (I used 3/4"). Cut the pipe into 5" sections (I
used a saw). buy PVC elbows that match the diameter of you pipe (they can help
you at your home center). slide an elbow on either end of the 5" piece of pipe.
Each one has a number written on it, so kids know which one
