Recent immigrants have difficulty learning English in four years to pass the English Regents exam necessary for graduation. A professor of linguistics offers suggestions.
Toastmasters, a class at the Lower East Side Preparatory High School, helps immigrant students master English and public speaking.
Tutoring by peers can be an effective model especially when students are shy and have special needs.
A profile of the Lower East Side Preparatory High School that has a large concentration of Chinese students but fares well with the D.O.E.
Two Manhattan schools are compared in their methods of teaching English to immigrant students.
At the Manhattan International School, budget pressures affect the school providing mental health services which can be necessary for new immigrants.
At P.S. 24, a dual language school, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, children make progress despite DOE’s strict evaluation standards.