Monday, June 17 2013 3:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 19:20:43 GMT
A father and son are dead after a motorcycle crash in Colona, Ill., on Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013.Officers say it happened around 2:00 p.m., at the intersection of US 6 and Illinois 84, when a BuickMore >>
A father and son are dead after a motorcycle crash in Colona, Ill., on Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013.Officers say it happened around 2:00 p.m., at the intersection of US 6 and Illinois 84, when a BuickMore >>
Monday, June 17 2013 5:09 PM EDT2013-06-17 21:09:49 GMT
Police in Davenport have just released the name of a man who died after an apparent fight at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport.Officials say around 10:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 13, 2013, police were calledMore >>
Update: Joseph Van Hecke pleaded not guilty to the charge during a court appearance on Monday, June 17. Earlier post: Police in Davenport have just released the name of a man who died after an apparentMore >>
Charges against a Missouri man accused of pretending to be a priest have been dropped. Police say he took advantage of an elderly Galesburg woman. In March of 2012, 58-year-old Ryan Scott was chargedMore >>
Charges against a Missouri man accused of pretending to be a priest have been dropped. Police say he took advantage of an elderly Galesburg woman. In March of 2012, 58-year-old Ryan Scott was chargedMore >>
Friday, June 14 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-06-14 21:16:28 GMT
The Ashford University Campus in Clinton was quiet Friday. Most of the faculty and student body are on summer break. But the campus may become quieter still as the school's parent company, BridgepointMore >>
The Ashford University Campus in Clinton was quiet Friday. Most of the faculty and student body are on summer break. But the campus may become quieter still as the school's parent company, BridgepointMore >>
Monday, June 17 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:21:00 GMT
Monday, June 17, 2013 is a big day for Sophie and Babe. A man who surveyed the zoo last year is meeting with the Rock Island County Board (who controls the zoo) to discuss what he thinks should happenMore >>
Monday, June 17, 2013 is a big day for Sophie and Babe. A man who surveyed the zoo last year is meeting with the Rock Island County Board (who controls the zoo) to discuss what he thinks should happenMore >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:55 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:55:28 GMT
The Davenport Fire Department responded to an eight-unit apartment fire on Hillendale Road, Sunday morning, June 16, 2013.Officials say they found a couch on fire in a lower level unit.They were able toMore >>
The Davenport Fire Department responded to an eight-unit apartment fire on Hillendale Road, Sunday morning, June 16, 2013.Officials say they found a couch on fire in a lower level unit.They were able toMore >>
They are known as the By George Singers. Students at Washington Elementary School in Moline who are members of a school choir. Many of the children are learning English as their second language. Twenty five percent of children in kindergarten at the school are English Language learners.
Mary Tallitsch directs the choir, and uses several techniques to help students learn English. Much of the music involves rhyme and repetition. Patterns are repeated over and over again so that children improve their fluency in English. There are students in the class from a number of cultures, including Spanish, Moroccan, and French.
The choir also sings in Hebrew and other languages. Mary also thinks it's a great way for the American students to enrich their lives by being exposed to music from other cultures.
There is quite a bit of movement in the class. Tallitsch believes that singing in a choir also helps to improve a child's self esteem. They become part of a social group.
There are about fifty children at Washington Elementary who are learning English as their second language. In the Moline School District, there are more than 700 students whose primary language is not English.
