Sunday, February 12, 2012

For Duluth Denfeld students, immigrant children, learning a 2-way street

This high school class is practicing their Spanish with fourth graders who have Spanish as their first language and want practice in English. It is helping both groups learn the other language. - - Donna Poisl

By: Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News Tribune

Denfeld High School junior Matthew Johnson stayed after class Thursday to perfect the Dr. Seuss quote he spelled out on a bookmark in both Spanish and English.

The bookmark is for Jessica Romero, a fourth-grader from Henry D. Lloyd Elementary School , a predominantly Latino school on the northwest side of Chicago. He, along with the rest of his level-four Spanish class, had written letters on Valentine’s Day-themed stationery and made fancy bookmarks for fourth-grade students with whom they’ve become pen pals.
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