Protecting Bulbs, World’s Oldest Tadpole, Immigrant’s Children’s Education, Sneaking Around

On today’s program, Caty Weaver and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Caty tells listeners what they are going to hear.
(:59) First, Mario has gardening advice from the Associated Press’s gardening expert Jessica Damiano. People in many parts of the world plant bulbs in the autumn to have flowers in the spring. But bulbs have many enemies. The AP Damiano has some advice on protecting bulbs. She put a barrier over her bulb beds to keep hungry animals away. learningenglis...
(6:13)Then, John Russell has a report on discoveries about ancient animal life. Scientists in Argentina have discovered the oldest-known remains of the tadpole. The animal belonged to a large frog species that lived alongside dinosaurs about 161 million years ago. learningenglis...
(9:44)After that, Jill Robbins had a report on conditions in schools in a town in the Western U.S. state of Colorado. In Aurora, Colorado, public schools have begun using a method called translanguaging to support English learners as they adjust to learning in a new language. About 3,000 Spanish-speaking students have entered the town’s school system. They report being taught in Spanish not English. Census number say one third of residents in Aurora speak a language other than English at home. School officials say were not prepared for the wave of foreigners coming to live there. learningenglis...
(16:06) Then Caty and Jill talk about a word from the AP story that Jill reported on: “translanguaging.” The word seems to describe when students and teachers translate things that non-English speakers do not understand into their own language instead of using English.
(18:00) Finally, Jill and Andrew Smith present the Lesson of the Day. They use the VOA Learning English program Let’s Learn English to teach lessons about the English Language. On Lesson 49 of the series, Anna is sent to the National Spy Museum to report on the interesting place. Jill and Andrew talks about what a secret is and the meaning of words like ‘code’ and ‘security.’ They also go over some grammar terms. learningenglis...
Then, Caty and Mario sign off.
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