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Observation At The John Quincy Adams Elementary Classroom

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This semester I had the opportunity to observe a group of preschool students. I observed at the John Quincy Adams Elementary School in which is located in the Deer
Park School District. The inhabitants of this district is primarily latinos, african americans. Many of the students that are in this school district are learning english as second language. This means that in their home they speak another language, and its rather difficult for them to learn, and comprehend the information in english. The preschool students were divided into an AM and PM session because it was a rather large group of students. These students came from different backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. On this subject, when it came to the socioeconomic status it was …show more content…

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