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Clubs ground students in language of their roots

As immigrants from around the world enter the United States, schools have long focused on teaching them English. But bilingualism is gaining favor among employers, educators and parents, fueling a movement to help children who are native speakers of Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic and other tongues master those first languages. Read more about the role that after-school clubs play in bilingualism in this article from The Washington Post.

Posted by Steve Groft on 14 May 2007 in Language Learners

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