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Classroom Excerpts Used in the Video

Classrooms shown in the video session are from Teaching Reading K-2: A Library of Classroom Practices.

Building Oral Language with Cindy Wilson

Cassandra Becomes a Fluent Reader with Hildi Perez

Thalia Learns the Details with Jim St. Clair

William Finds His Base with Stacey Soto