‘They can come out of school with this gift’: Utah educator makes waves in language immersion
From: The Spectrum, St. George Utah
LAURA GERSONY USA TODAY NETWORK17 hours ago
Jill Landes-Lee is one of the nominees for USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program launched in 2022 as a continuation of Women of the Century, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Meet this year’s honorees at womenoftheyear.usatoday.com.
It is becoming more common for U.S. public schools to offer language immersion classes in which the regular school curriculum and literacy are taught in English and a second language.
For example, students at Utah’s Aspen Elementary School can apply to spend half of each school day in English, and the other half in Chinese. Nearby Cherry Hill Elementary offers the same programming in English and Spanish.
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