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Show Application Okayed For Bilingual Federal Funding LAYTON - Students at Lincoln Elementary School in Layton may be able to receive instruction in two different languages, if federal funding is approved for a proposed bilingual program. THE SCHOOL has about 69 students who speak Spanish or other language besides English as their first tongue, said Deputy Supt. Lawrence Welling. If a grant now being sought is approved by federal authorities, students in kindergarten-second grade could receive bilingual instruction. It would be provided in English and Spanish but it hasn't been determined if everything would be repeated in both languages, he said. Three kindergarten aids would be employed where presently no assistance is provided, while two Spanish-speaking Spanish-speaking teachers already ;Work with first and second 'graders. "IT'S NOT the intent to diminish English but to ' provide a chance for a second language for those who want it, it's a pilot program," Dr." Welling said. "We would expect ex-pect the youngsters to increase in learning and we're having some help from Colorado (where a similar program is in operation)." English-speaking students could be involved at parental request, he said. Some 19 non-Spanish speaking students could also benefit. THE anticipated objective is to help those with Spanish proficiency gain more in that language and more in English," Dr. Welling added, noting that initially the program would probably be confined to Lincoln area students, tb |
