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Bilingual needs growing More and more Batavia students speak languages other than English.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 28-FEB-05 		Format: Online - approximately 682 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bilingual needs growing More and more Batavia students speak languages other than English.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Gala M. Pierce Daily Herald Staff Writer

While fifth-graders at Alice Gustafson School in Batavia worked hard on their famous people-throughout-history projects, not all felt adequately prepared to give the presentations last week.

That's because Spanish-speaking students didn't get enough time to go over their projects with the bilingual teacher, who splits her time among three west-side elementary schools.

Educator Lisa Piaskowy sees Gustafson students only three afternoons a week. She says the challenge of serving students has increased because the number of students whose primary language is other than English increased from 24 to 34 since last May.

"The...

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