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Common Lit: "Soccer Speaks Many Languages" by Dianna Geers ArticleCommon Lit: "Soccer Speaks Many Languages" by Dianna Geers Article
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Common Lit: "Soccer Speaks Many Languages" by Dianna Geers

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This informational text, discusses Innocent Ndayizeye's love for playing soccer while living in a refugee camp and after he relocates to America. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts, questions and answers, an annotation tool, and more. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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refugees, soccer

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"soccer speaks many languages" by dianna geers, commonlit, commonlit: "soccer speaks many languages" by dianna geers, informational text, informational text grade 5

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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