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My name is Kerrie Grant and I teach reading for approximately 135 sixth grade middle school students of various ability levels at the North Attleboro Middle School in North Attleboro, Massachusetts

Previously I taught fifth graders in an elementary setting in North Attleboro in a self-contained inclusive classroom. I was responsible for all subject areas for a classroom of 25 - 30 students.

My undergraduate studies took place at Bridgewater State College and I received a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education grades 1 - 6

My Master's degree  work was done at Lesley College and I majored in Creative Arts and Learning as a way of teaching a differentiated learning approach in the classroom setting

I am currently completing my Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) degree in Reading to become a literacy specialist in the state of Massachusetts

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"It is important what students do with literacy, not what literacy is"

(Moll, 1994, p. 202)

My Definition of Literacy

My Beliefs for Learning and the Learner

My Beliefs for the Teacher

My Beliefs for the Curriculum

My Beliefs for Assessment

My Beliefs for School Culture