Listen up, America! Everyone knows children are our future and by looking at the information below, we have our work cut out for us to help them be prepared:
"Children of immigrant families are the fastest growing group of children in the United States and nearly all young children of immigrants living the the United States are U.S. citizens," according to a report by two researchers, who presened a paper on the topic at a roundtable meeting at the Urban Institute in the summer of 2010.
Other paper statements are very telling:
"More than one in four children under age six lives in households that speak a language other than English."
"Some children grow up in households only hearing and speaking a non-English language, while others learn English simultaneously with another language..."
"Immigrant families often are unaware of the availability of early education programs and services or of the eligibility rule for various programs."
The paper concludes:
"If children of immigrant families are given opportunities to participate, and if programs reflect their experiences, the linguistic and cultural diversity that these children offer will ultimately enrich the early childhood experiences of all children."
How about concluding that it benefits everyone when children get off to the right academic start?
Just ask a high school teacher or college professor how many students need English and math tutorials when they arrive, and you'll need time and patience to hear how bad the problem really is.
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With a help of your family and your teachers will help you get better ( for mostly children of immigrant ). Even children who are not can reach more goals, too.For childs of immigrants its hard to learn English. Like the people like teachers and families that helped. Thank you Mrs.Liss. YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's true khant. Don't be afraid to ask for help.......
ReplyDeletemy grandfather says he can't speak English but he could speak well. I don't think my grandfather has an accent but when he says a sentence it's missing a few words but he's got it down but on the other hand my grandmother isn't quite understandable hahaha;)
ReplyDeletebut there are more teachers that help us too. more than mrs. liss she's one of them though. so does your parents and your family help too
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