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I am a Special Education teacher that teaches in a low-income, neighborhood charter school. My first grade students are the most hard working, smart, and spirited students that deserve all of the educational supports that we can provide for them. We have several pull-outs a day but the closest resource room is not conducive to a rigorous schedule nor students that need a lot more structure than most. Our students are eager to learn but struggle in small groups to compete with noise level and minor distractions that most people could ignore. They have made such great strides in reading levels, and in some cases at a greater rate of growth than the "general" education students in the class. We are getting to the point where small group instruction is becoming frustrating to teachers and students, particularly those with noise sensitivities. Our students need a system/technology that can support them in accessing the general education curriculum more effectively.

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I am a Special Education teacher that teaches in a low-income, neighborhood charter school. My first grade students are the most hard working, smart, and spirited students that deserve all of the educational supports that we can provide for them. We have several pull-outs a day but the closest resource room is not conducive to a rigorous schedule nor students that need a lot more structure than most. Our students are eager to learn but struggle in small groups to compete with noise level and minor distractions that most people could ignore. They have made such great strides in reading levels, and in some cases at a greater rate of growth than the "general" education students in the class. We are getting to the point where small group instruction is becoming frustrating to teachers and students, particularly those with noise sensitivities. Our students need a system/technology that can support them in accessing the general education curriculum more effectively.

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