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Wednesday April 16, 2008
Teaching English Language Learners
Students who speak little or no English are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. public school population, and this demographic shift is
being felt even in Vermont.
All but a very few of the state's school supervisory unions are currently working with "English Language Learners." In some schools -- especially where refugees have been relocated - the numbers of non-native speakers are approaching one in five. We talk about the challenges and rewards of working with students from other cultures with Jim McCobb, coordinator of ESL/Bilingual Programs for the Vermont Department of Education. Also with us is Ana Rawson, who works with 150 students from more than 20 countries in the Brattleboro schools. (Listen)
Also on the program, Vermont author Reeve Lindbergh talks about her latest book, a meditation on moving beyond middle age. (Listen)
Reeve Lindbergh's appearances in Vermont
Thursday 6:30pm Annie's Book Stop in Rutland.
Saturday 7pm Northshire Bookstore in Manchester.
Friday 7pm Village Square Books in Bellows Falls
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