To: Husker24
Here in California we did away with an ESL system that did nothing to teach kids English and switched to a more English immersion oriented approach. Latino kids have made HUGE gains. But you never hear about it.
10 posted on
06/18/2003 4:14:50 PM PDT by
MattAMiller
(Down with the Mullahs! Peace, freedom, and prosperity for Iran.)
To: MattAMiller
Re your post #10 - FL ESOL students are required to take the same tests as their English-speaking peers, and those ESOL student scores count just like everyone else's scores in the school grade. We have a number of Hispanic students in our school, and some of them speak no English, yet they too are making gains in English. It's really an exciting time to teach in Florida! :)
12 posted on
06/18/2003 4:18:47 PM PDT by
summer
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