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Hello everyone! My name is Marissa Roque and I am a senior at the University of Houston. I will be graduating in December with my bachelor's of science in teaching and learning with my certification area being EC-6th generalist. I grew up in a smaller town outside of Austin, Texas. In my household I would hear my parents speak Spanish to my grandparent or other relatives but my brother and I's only language we spoke was English. Since me being from a smaller town I did not fully experience ELL students until high school. In elementary school we only had one bilingual classroom. When I started my student teaching experience last semester I was placed at a school that has a very diverse community of students. The school also focuses heavily on celebrating students cultures and overall making each student feel noticed. I really enjoy seeing the school do this for their students because it is important that they feel like they have a sense of belonging. For my exper...