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Parent tells Grayslake D46 board dual‑language students lack structured English literacy instruction
Summary
At the Sept. 3 Grayslake District 46 school board meeting a parent urged the board to require systematic English literacy instruction (phonics, grammar, reading and writing) in the district's dual‑language program and asked for a public, measurable plan aligned with dual‑language standards and state and federal law.
A parent whose children attend the district's dual‑language program told the Grayslake District 46 Board of Education on Sept. 3 that students are not receiving systematic English literacy instruction. Ann Amelia Barca, identifying herself as “the parent of students in the dual language program at Avon Center School,” said English lessons in many classrooms are “scattered” and lack written plans, clear goals and…
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