Dual language program immersing students at Erma Nash

Not a word of English is spoken in Crystal Flores’ first-grade class at Erma Nash Elementary School. All instructions, lessons and conversation in the class is in Spanish.But this isn’t an English as a second language class. Half the students are English dominant, the other half are Spanish dominant.

Not a word of English is spoken in Crystal Flores’ first-grade class at Erma Nash Elementary School. All instructions, lessons and conversation in the class is in Spanish. But this isn’t an English as a second language class. Half the students are English dominant, the other half are Spanish dominant.

"It’s amazing that they are able to learn two languages in a short amount of time," said Erin Sheppard, a kindergarten teacher who teaches in English. "They come in singing Spanish songs. I’m learning from them. They learn from each others. That’s the best thing about this program."

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