Teachers taught how to encourage students learning to speak English

New tactics to teach English to immigrant kids are being taught to the teachers now.   - - Donna Poisl

Written by MARY STEGMEIR

Roughly 150 Des Moines public school teachers spent their first day of summer vacation Monday in a familiar place — the classroom.

Just last week, the educators — all of whom teach kindergarten or first grade — celebrated the end of another academic year with their young charges.

But as the demographics of Des Moines change, so do teaching tactics. Monday’s mission? Create classrooms designed to bring English Language Learners out of their shells while boosting oral language development.
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