April 20, 2023
EdSource reporter and Education Beat host Zaidee Stavely visits a school that’s had an uncommonly high degree of success with teaching English learners to read: Frank Sparkes Elementary, in Winton, about 10 miles from Merced, in California’s Central Valley.
Voices:
- Ka Vang, Principal, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Jennifer Pursley, Kindergarten teacher, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Sandra Morales, First grade teacher, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Patty Lopez, Third grade teacher, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Acela Middleton, Third grade teacher, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Patricia Espinola, Third grade teacher, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Students, Frank Sparkes Elementary, Winton School District
- Randall Heller, Superintendent, Winton School District
Read more from EdSource:
- How one school gets English learners to read by third grade
- Q&A: What research says on teaching English learners to read
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.