101.   Officials arranged for a Mandarin-speaking agent so Lee could talk to his family in his native language.

102.   Once kids know their native language well, Ramirez explained, they draw from that to learn English.

103.   Opponents of these practices say that native language and bicultural instruction slows assimilation.

104.   On the stump, Sebaggala stuck largely to his native Luganda language and portrayed himself as a common man for the common people.

105.   Others insist limited-English speakers should be taught in English, with minimum native language help.

106.   Others offer classes in basic subjects for students in their native language while they learn English separately.

107.   Others see the cultural history that was carved in stone thousands of years ago as a disappearing resource, like a native language.

108.   Other students who speak English as a native language simply did poorly in high school.

109.   Rather than help students from other countries retain their native languages, traditional bilingual programs have strived to wean them from those languages.

110.   Senior school administrators say the effort will improve education for immigrant children without compromising the commitment to teach them in their native languages.