26 Jul 2007 07:36 am
Helping refugees with learning English shows Vermont at its best
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| As 100 more Burundian refugees will arrive in the Burlington area in the coming months serves to underscore the importance of programs like the summer English language program offered at H.O. Wheeler school that will help the new arrivals make it here. For schoolchildren learning English, not just refugees, the long break between the end of school in June and the beginning of the new year in late August is a critical time. Schools often ease into the beginning of each school year, a recognition that students often need an academic jump-start after two months of summer vacation. The backsliding can be even more severe for those struggling with English who might spend the summer in a household where another language is spoken. |  |
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