Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Award-winning author and illustrator Eric Velasquez remembers his early experiences learning to read and being placed with other struggling readers in "Reading Group C." He reflects on how Reading Group C interacted with the rest of the students in the class and remembers the teacher who helped him learn to read. You can see the complete interview here: colorincolorado.org/videos/meet-authors/eric-velasquez

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