SANTA PAULA : Program to Teach Bilingual Fluency
Officials at Glen City Elementary School in Santa Paula will hold a meeting tonight for parents interested in enrolling their children in a program that helps students become fluent in English and Spanish.
Enrollment in the program, which will enter its second year in the fall, is open to kindergarten and first-grade students who speak either English or Spanish, said program administrator Marsha de la O.
The program teaches English to Spanish-speaking children and offers English-speaking children a chance to learn to read and write Spanish, De la O said.
Children are taught in both languages, with a heavy emphasis on Spanish in the early grades, De la O said. Officials hope that students who enroll in the program will continue in it for five years, she said.
Bilingual teacher Avelina Ramirez and students from her class will give a demonstration at the meeting of how the classes are taught. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the school, 141 S. Steckel Drive.
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