With many pictures and bright colors the posters look like something you may see in your child's classroom. However, it’s some of the Yakima School District's teachers who are taking in this lesson of learning Spanish.

"We use the very same teaching techniques that we would in the classroom to help students acquire English,” Chief Bilingual Officer John Kerr said. There're two classes a week. One for teachers with almost no Spanish background and the other for those that have some understanding of the language.

Kerr is one of the instructors for the classes and said about half the district's students need help when it comes to English. He said these lessons allow the teachers to see the classroom from the kid’s perspective, which allows them to better present their subjects.

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