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Sep 2020
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S2-02. Reflecting on past literacy exper...

AMPLIFY EDUCATION
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Join Amplify interns Justin Pita, undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, and Tamara Morris, graduate of Stanford University, as they share their reading journeys. They highlight the major disparities and barriers that affected their academic experiences and reflect on how action must be taken by caregivers and educators to ensure that students acro ... Show More
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