Berta Lule oral history transcript
Title
Berta Lule oral history transcript
Description
A transcript of an oral history of Berta Lule, Teacher at W.L.Henry Elementary School, on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. The school is in it first year of the dual immersion program which starts in Kindergarten. It is a choice offered by the school. 70% of students are Spanish speaking. Prior to the beginning of the program some students were lost to Forest Grove and Beaverton schools. The school does still continue to have the option of the ESL program. Ms. Lule was born in Mexico, moved to California at age 5, and then to Oregon at age 9. In 2000 was a part of planning strategies to improve Hispanic drop-out rate. Ms. Lule employs GLAD or Guided Language Acquisition Design training techniques. Some of these techniques include visuals, vocabulary, and writing. The author Alma Florado, from San Francisco, brought a reading/writing outreach program for parents and students to the school.
Creator
Lule, Berta
Is Part Of
Century High School Project
Subject
Hispanic Americans -- History
Education
Place
Washington County (Or.)
Forest Grove (Or.)
Hillsboro (Or.)
Extent
1 vol.
Language
English
Identifier
WCM_OH_35
Rights
In Copyright
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Source
Five Oaks Museum
Contributor
Kinnan, Danielle
Type
Text