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There's no truth like this one: supplying students with hard-copies of worksheets and readings shouldn't require sacrifice. It's my goal to provide students with current, culturally-relevant material in our ELA classroom as we develop reading and researching skills. Although my students have access to laptops, they need access to print-outs to develop their skills as evidenced-based researchers and readers. The ability to annotate texts and explicate meaning is essential to my students' passing their end-of-year assessments. As such, having access to a printer, ink and paper without school-issued, budget-restricted printing and copying. The content and skill development go hand-in-hand -- especially when engagement and interest are at the center of a productive classroom.

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There's no truth like this one: supplying students with hard-copies of worksheets and readings shouldn't require sacrifice. It's my goal to provide students with current, culturally-relevant material in our ELA classroom as we develop reading and researching skills. Although my students have access to laptops, they need access to print-outs to develop their skills as evidenced-based researchers and readers. The ability to annotate texts and explicate meaning is essential to my students' passing their end-of-year assessments. As such, having access to a printer, ink and paper without school-issued, budget-restricted printing and copying. The content and skill development go hand-in-hand -- especially when engagement and interest are at the center of a productive classroom.

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