Animal+Unit+Focal+Students+Descriptions


 * Student’s Name:** Win
 * Age:** 6
 * Grade:** 1st
 * Home language:** Karen
 * Heritage country:** Burma
 * Birthplace:** Burma
 * Time in U.S.:** 1 year
 * English language proficiency:** Advanced Beginning
 * English literacy:** none
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** none
 * Prior Schooling:** none
 * Family Info:** mother stays at home (6th grade education & basic L1 literacy); father works at a manufacturing plant (10th grade education & literate in L1); four siblings – one younger sister, and three older brothers
 * Hobbies and interests:** collects stuffed animals, loves to sing and dance, tries to play video games with her brothers


 * Student’s Name:** Eduardo
 * Age:** 7
 * Grade:** 2nd
 * Home language:** Spanish
 * Heritage country:** Mexico
 * Birthplace:** United States
 * Time in U.S.:** 7 years
 * English language proficiency:** Advanced
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** none
 * English language literacy:** below grade level; can sound out basic words, struggles with comprehension
 * Prior Schooling:** kindergarten & first grade in U.S.
 * Family Info:** mother and father work in a restaurant; mother has 10th grade education and is highly literate in L1; she reads a lot in her spare time; father has 12th grade education and is highly literate in L1; two older brothers; grandparents are still in Mexico
 * Hobbies and interests:** loves videogames and collecting Pokemon cards; likes to play soccer and watch TV; says he “hates reading”


 * Student’s Name:** Terina
 * Age:** 7
 * Grade:** 2nd
 * Home language:** Marshallese
 * Heritage country:** Marshall Islands
 * Birthplace**: Marshall Islands
 * Time in U.S.:** 3 months
 * English language proficiency:** Beginning
 * Prior/L1 literacy:** was learning to read in English in the Marshall Islands
 * English language literacy:** none
 * Prior Schooling:** one year in Marshall Islands
 * Family Info:** father speaks English fluently; works at RadioShack, completed high school in Marshall Islands; Mother does not speak English; she has a high school education; mother works the swing shift in the warehouse at Fred Meyer; three younger siblings (sister - 9 months; brother – 2 years; sister – 4 years old); grandmother lives with them and helps care for the children
 * Hobbies and interests:** loves sports and being active; adores her pet dog; likes to help her grandma cook