Class teaches Spanish to native speakers - Winston-Salem, North Carolina

It was a typical lesson except for one thing - the students were all native Spanish speakers who had learned very little of the grammar of their language. A relatively new class, Spanish for Native Speakers, is intended to teach them how Spanish works.

School officials say that the class teaches native Spanish speakers respect for their own language, makes them truly bilingual and also makes it easier for them to learn English.

“The kids are enjoying it. It’s the one place in the day when they’re comfortable. They know what the teacher is saying,” said Leslie Baldwin, the school system’s program specialist for foreign languages.”*

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