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From: "Ken Taber" <kentaber@inetgenesis.com>
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Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1164] Re: Spanish speakers learning to read
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Is it better for her to learn to read in Spanish before learning to read
English?
No, it is not necessary. She can learn to read in English even if she
does not how to read in Spanish. Many immigrants come to this country who do
not know how to read in their native language. There our bilingual programs
and English-only programs and those that use a combination of both. If she
has the desire to learn, she is halfway there to learning the English
language. Good Luck, Ken.
Ken Taber
ESOL Teacher
kentaber@inetgenesis.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jill Grossman" <jgrossman@citylimits.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 3:47 PM
Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1160] Re: Spanish speakers learning to read
>
> I know of a Mexican woman living in San Francisco whose native language is
> Spanish. She knows very little English, and can't read in either language.
> Is it better for her to learn to read in Spanish before learning to read
> English, or should she focus on learning to both speak and read English,
> which is her ultimate goal? Or is there some combination of the two that
she
> should try?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jill
>
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