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The article offers information on helping immigrant students overcome emotional trauma by encouraging them to tell their stories in classrooms. Topics discussed include social and emotional development of immigrant students; improve their fluency in English language; and teaching English language to English language learners.

An excerpt from the article "Reading Aloud to Teens Gains Favor Among Teachers," by Mary Ann Zehr that appeared in "Education Week 29," January 6, 2010 is presented.

The article presents a condensed reprint of this article by Mary Ann Zehr which appeared in the March 18, 2009 issue of "Education Week." The article discusses the "immigrant paradox," in which first generation immigrants do better than expected in society but their success isn't continued through later generations. Research has found that U.S. immigrants' academic success, tendency to stay out of trouble, and physical health of their children declined from the first to the third generation.