More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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I just attended a writing conference and one item the keynote speaker advised us to get for our writing classroom is an Echo. It is impossible to help every child with their writing at once. They have soooo many questions. An Echo can answer any question a child may have such as questions about language translation, research, spelling, synonyms, geography, etc. The speaker told us it had even helped students become better questioners because they are excited to ask questions. Also, some students lack the confidence to ask the teacher a question, but will excitedly ask the Echo a question. While I work individually with students on their writing, the Echo can answer single questions instantly instead of students pausing to wait for my help. I feel this will be a very big help to my EL students that need translation assistance.
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I just attended a writing conference and one item the keynote speaker advised us to get for our writing classroom is an Echo. It is impossible to help every child with their writing at once. They have soooo many questions. An Echo can answer any question a child may have such as questions about language translation, research, spelling, synonyms, geography, etc. The speaker told us it had even helped students become better questioners because they are excited to ask questions. Also, some students lack the confidence to ask the teacher a question, but will excitedly ask the Echo a question. While I work individually with students on their writing, the Echo can answer single questions instantly instead of students pausing to wait for my help. I feel this will be a very big help to my EL students that need translation assistance.