Break down language barriers Published: Sun, Dec 14, 2008 Recep Ozgunesliler said he finds it mentally exhausting to go shopping because he has trouble communicating with the clerk and vice versa. "It's really hard to communicate with people sometimes," Ozgunesliler, 20, said. "If you cannot speak English well, then you cannot get whatever you need to get." Juan Luna,... Read More

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 Bond issues' credibility at stake In response to Richard A. Burpee (Your Views, June 9): The issue is not whether building the road would help Tinker Air Force Base. The issue is the credibility of future bond issues. When this bond issue was passed in 2002, the money was to create a clear zone around Tinker. It... Read More

Updated: Tue, Nov 4, 2003 Learning the language Because children are hard-wired to learn language, most immigrant children could learn English with no special assistance just by attending public schools. "They may only have playground language, and that doesn't necessarily mean they understand all academic words," said Cristella... Read More

Schools give adults language help Updated: Tue, Nov 4, 2003 Part 3 of 5 Sergio Moreno sits behind the wheel of a truck all day before coming to Capitol Hill High School two nights a week to study English. Read More

Students' scores rise in statewide testing Updated: Fri, Jul 25, 2003 Oklahoma third-graders received higher scores this year on state-mandated math, reading and language tests, according to a report released Thursday by the state Education Department. Overall, scores were up 3 percent on third-grade exams, which were administered in March to more than 32,000 third-graders statewide.... Read More

Literacy for Life: Language a barrier for many Updated: Sat, Mar 22, 2003 I recently toured the Titanic exhibit on display at the Omniplex and was swept away by the oral and written histories of the immigrants who boarded the ship on their way to a better life in America. Upon entering the exhibit, everyone is handed a boarding pass bearing the name of an actual passenger. At the end of... Read More