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Migration To The Dominican Republic: Gabriela

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For my learners profile I have decided to pick Gabriela Reyes. She is a very sweet 7-year-old girl that came from Dominican Republic. She has been in the United States about 2 year. She migrated with her mother to the South Bronx and her father still lives in Dominican Republic. Gabriela is able to listen and speak in Spanish well. However, she is unable to read or write in Spanish. Her mother mentioned placing her in school in Dominican Republic before moving to the United States. Gabriela attends the public school 35, which is in district 9. District 9 is known as the poorest and very diverse neighborhood in the South Bronx. ENL classrooms since her arrival and her proficiency level at this moment are emerging. This year I had Gabriela in

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