Two schools transform their ELL programs by giving students around-the-clock access to some of the latest mobile devices.

• By Jennifer Demski
• 05/02/11

The typical student at the Newcomer Center, an alternative school in Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, IL, is a recent immigrant with little or no English skills. The school is a temporary stopover for these students--they stay at the center for about a year, building up their English-language skills, and are then transferred to an ESL program at their home school in the district.

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