Wednesday, August 5, 2015

"42 Percent...In Our Program For English As A Second Language"

"42 Percent...In Our Program For English As A Second Language"

August 05, 2015 Elementary School , English 1 Comments

Nearly Half Of Students Don’t Speak English At GA Elementary School


By Victor Skinner , Aug 03, 2015 EAG News

CANTON, Ga. – A Georgia elementary school launched a new program for upcoming school year that will rely on older students who just learned English to help teach younger students the language.

“Approximately 42 percent of our students are served in our program for English as a second language,” Canton Elementary School Principal Beth Long told WSBTV.

That means about 336 of the school’s 800 students must learn how to speak, write and read English fluently, a process school officials contend takes five to seven years.

To help speed the learning, school officials plan to use older students as translators for younger students to help teachers communicate lessons effectively, according to the news site.
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  1. UnknownAugust 6, 2015 at 1:47 AM

    42% is really a low percentage. I was able to learn how to speak english on skype at http://preply.com/en/english-by-skype just this past year so I understand that most people don't really learn early.

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