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I am a Literacy Specialist teacher for every student at my kindergarten through fifth grade school. I interact with over 1,200 very ethnically diverse students, some first generation immigrants to the US. Seventy-five percent of my each speak English as a second language. Our school houses students speaking 40 different languages. There are an average of 6 classes per grade, each housing 30+ students in each classroom. Our building was built in 1951 and technology in the classrooms remains as though it were still 1951. Because we are a huge elementary school in a large urban city, our budget is slim, allowing little room for enhancements of the curriculum.

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I am a Literacy Specialist teacher for every student at my kindergarten through fifth grade school. I interact with over 1,200 very ethnically diverse students, some first generation immigrants to the US. Seventy-five percent of my each speak English as a second language. Our school houses students speaking 40 different languages. There are an average of 6 classes per grade, each housing 30+ students in each classroom. Our building was built in 1951 and technology in the classrooms remains as though it were still 1951. Because we are a huge elementary school in a large urban city, our budget is slim, allowing little room for enhancements of the curriculum.

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