Arizona: 4-hour-a-day method aids English immersion

[Francis Hult]

The Arizona Republic

 

4-hour-a-day method aids English immersion

 

The U.S. Supreme Court this month will determine if Arizona has satisfied a federal court order to spend enough money to help English-language learners succeed in school.

 

But no matter what the court decides in Flores vs. Arizona, one thing is not likely to change: the type of program - a unique, four-hour-a-day English-immersion course - that every English learner from kindergarten to high school must take.

 

The controversial course has been in place only two years. But some early signs are positive: Many schools report that a record number of students tested proficient in English at the end of this school year and will enter mainstream classes. This was the first year the course was mandated in all districts.

 

Full story:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/06/07/20090607flores0607.html

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