A challenge that faces the growing population of adolescents in US is to quickly adapt to speaking and writing the English language.

Using (Spanish) poetry as a means to better understand words and their meanings promotes improved listening, speaking, reading and writing skills that, in turn, provide meaningful interaction among students in their social and academic environment.
Therefore, students can develop cognition, learn new concepts, and achieve best when they can understand the language of instruction (August, Calderon, & Carlo, 2003). 

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