# @rhodeislandcollege on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpjx0NHgmUl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74943948-rhodeislandcollege-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-10-30T13:32:07.000+00:00

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“A student’s primary language is a big part of their identity. It should be viewed as a valuable resource which can be, and should be, maintained as students acquire and develop English language proficiency,” says Elisa Rivera ‘08, a #RICalum and #secondgrade #duallanguage #teacher in #CentralFalls.
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English language learners (ELLs) now represent 8% of all #students throughout #RI & 23% of #PVD students. Like many states across the country, #rhodeisland is facing a shortage of #teachers certified to teach #ELL students. RIC’s Feinstein School of #Education & #HumanDevelopment is working to address that shortage. It has been #collaborating with state and national #leaders to redesign its curriculum so that every graduate is endorsed to work with ELL or #specialeducation students.
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Ms. Rivera uses culturally relevant #bilingual books like #biblioburro in the classroom so that her students can see themselves in #literature and know that despite - or perhaps because of - the uniqueness of their #experience, they are valued. “My hope is that I have fostered a love of learning,” she says. #humansofRIC

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pvd, duallanguage, humandevelopment, ricalum, biblioburro, centralfalls, literature, students, collaborating, ell, teacher, secondgrade, ri, teachers, leaders, education, specialeducation, rhodeisland, experience, humansofric, bilingual

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