New immigrant kids taught English in Hall County schools
By
Posted 8:40AM on Saturday, January 11, 2003
GAINESVILLE - Hall County schools are teaching English to immigrant children through a new program called the Newcomers Academy. <br>
<br>
The Academy gives intensive language instruction to students who have little or no grasp of the language.<br>
<br>
It's been offered in five Hall County schools since November. Those are Lyman Hall, Jones, McEver, Myers, and Tadmore elementaries.<br>
<br>
The program is open only to children who have started at U.S. schools since March. Students who score low on reading and language assessment tests qualify for language services. <br>
<br>
School officials say the goal is to move students out of the program as soon as possible. <br>
<br>
The program is funded by the federal No Child Left Behind Act -- passed by Congress in 2001.
