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Show Free Press - Wednesday. February 1. 1984 - Page 8 c educaattuam Meadow School offers new Spanish Immersion Program By BARBARA HUNT A new program in the field of education is taking place at the Meadow Elementary School. It is so new that only two other schools in Utah County are even trying to have it It is the Spanish Immersion class for first graders. The class of 27 youngsters aren't just learning Spanish, they speak Spanish all much like the long, day missionaries at the LDS Church's Missionary Training Center. The remarkable teacher hired for this ambitious program is Mrs. Delia Paul, and she is indeed proud to be a pioneer for the Spanish project. Although there are 27 wiggly (mostly blond) children, she has complete control. As she says, "I like a quiet, orderly class and I want the children to stay on task." A school day begins (and all in Spanish) with the flag salute. Then a patriotic song is sung such as, "This Land is Your Land." The words are printed in Spanish on a large placard for those who forget. Next, is Show and Tell with the children bringing a magazine picture or a news event and explaining it in Spanish. Then each day's date and the time and the calendar is discussed. children each The have which write notebooks they answers to oral questions. They work hard on vocabulary and the reading of Spanish words. Pictures of animals cover the walls, each with a Spanish name. Also pictured are animals that live underground, the many birds, and die many ocean fish. children also The learn Delia Paul was born in Brownsville, Tex. She moved with her family to California when she was eight years old. She has five sisters and two brothers. Her father was a building contractor in the Fresno area. "Education was very important to my father," Mrs. Paul stated, "And all the kids have college educations." Delia Paul attended Fresno City College, Ricks College, and graduated from Brigham Young University. Her first teaching job was a school in La Puente, California. There, she taught for 10 years. She met her future husband, Joseph, at a Family Home Evening in Pasadena. Delia was living in an apartment with her sister, and invited Joe home for dinner. Joseph Paul was a returned LDS missionary from the WashingtonIdaho Mission. He was attending college majoring in psychology. He was fluent in three languages and was pleased that she could speak two. They met in March and were married in August Delia continued to teach and three years later had her first baby. She named her daughter Ruth. When her husband received his degree, they moved to Paris, Idaho, where they both taught school. They lived there for two years, but were glad to leave, as Mrs. Paul remembers the weather as "much too cold." The Paul family then moved to Roosevelt, Utah, where Joe taught school. Mrs. Paul retired for awhile and had her second child, a daughter she named Linda. What is the family doing now? Joe is teaching in Orem and Delia is the Spanish pioneering Immersion program in Lehi. Delia and Joe are seeking the American Dream. They want to someday buy their dream house. They want Linda to enter a Spanish Immersion class (hopefully, her mother's). it ftfa s four-year-o- . . . ihmJ 1 II MRS. DELLA PAUL, Spanish teacher. ; mH'' - .... ' . mmmrt f.mmm f I llrni 3 - r " 7-- t . ITU 4 f . 15 rj I J ,ir. mj I fi IZLiW 1 1 jP"V I "J Ircm I I mathematics in Spanish and can count to 100. They have learned all the crayola colors. In visiting the class, it is amazing that Spanish is spoken all day long to the students. Once, when all the children were out of their seats, the teacher began to count to three: "uno, dos, tre&i." much as mothers Jq, do discipline their children. After an art session with crayons and sissors, the children were told (in Spanish) to pick up the scraps off the floor. Which they did. After lunch, more work is done in notebooks, with much emphasis on vocabulary and Spanish diction. The Spanish alphabet is the same as the English with four additional letters to learn. Another fun thing the class does is playing "Country Store." Food and canned goods products (usually empty) are brought from home. The children practice "buying" the food and making change with Mexican money. Music and the singing of songs in Spanish is also taught, and the learning of native dances. The children are preparing a dance festival for their parents. Social science and geography are not neglected. Homework is assigned each day and tests are given on Fridays. What do the parents think of such a program? 'They are all enthusiastic," Mrs. Paul says. "I couldn't do this without the parents' support. In fact, many parents have enrolled in the Community Education classes learning Spanish so they can help with the homework." What about Delia Paul and her dedication to the Spanish Immersion class? 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