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April 11, 2000
A hands-on phonics lesson
Second grader Yesenia Garcia holds an imaginary camera near her right eye and clicks.
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"Ck, ck, ck," she says along with her classmates sitting on the rug. She calls out like a lamb, cupping her mouth, as she says, "Ah, ah, ah." And she sticks her fingers in her mouth like a doctor is checking her throat. "Aw, aw, aw."
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Yesenia is following her teacher, Suni Fernandez, in a phonics lesson-a major part of Laurel Elementary School's English immersion classes.
To learn English sounds in Open Court program, children make hand signals to go with every letter and sound. Here, she makes the short c, short a and short o sounds
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Children can follow along by looking at alphabet cards taped to the classroom window in Oceanside, Calif. Stories and visuals go along with every sound, making the lessons more memorable.
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Message board: Bilingual Education vs.
Language Immersion
How do you feel about bilingual education?
Is it fair that some students receive instruction
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English instruction: What the experts say
Students speaking little or no English
Glossary
Bilingual education:
An instructional program for students with limited-English skills that uses the students’ native language part of the time.
Dual-language program:
A type of bilingual education that teaches students skills in two languages. Usually, the classes are evenly divided between students who speak English and those who speak another language.
English as a Second Language, or ESL:
A program that instructs limited-English-proficient students in the English language. Little or no instruction is given in a language other than English. Most commonly, students attend ESL classes for part of the day and spend the rest of their time in regular classes.
Immersion:
A program that teaches limited-English-proficient children without using their native languages.
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