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I teach special education at a large high school in southern Oregon. My students are primarily freshmen and sophomore teenagers who have learning disabilities in the area of reading and writing. Because reading is difficult, pleasure reading is a foreign concept. Approximately half of the student population at my school is living below poverty level and their families struggle financially. Books are a luxury when homelessness and food scarcity are realities, so many of my students missed the early exposure to print that is so critical to the developmental growth periods related to achieving literacy. Despite the learning and behavioral challenges, I have discovered that my students like to read aloud and listen to others read aloud. When we read aloud from descriptive, well written stories, my students become engaged learners and within our discussions they demonstrate the critical thinking skills that are so paramount in the common core learning targets.

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I teach special education at a large high school in southern Oregon. My students are primarily freshmen and sophomore teenagers who have learning disabilities in the area of reading and writing. Because reading is difficult, pleasure reading is a foreign concept. Approximately half of the student population at my school is living below poverty level and their families struggle financially. Books are a luxury when homelessness and food scarcity are realities, so many of my students missed the early exposure to print that is so critical to the developmental growth periods related to achieving literacy. Despite the learning and behavioral challenges, I have discovered that my students like to read aloud and listen to others read aloud. When we read aloud from descriptive, well written stories, my students become engaged learners and within our discussions they demonstrate the critical thinking skills that are so paramount in the common core learning targets.

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