ENGLISH LEARNERS

Question 1

English learners

Answer 1

primary language not English

Question 2

English learners

Answer 2

can also be bilingual
-these children cannot be grouped in the same group

Question 3

Why might students not want to give up their native language?

Answer 3

students are not only learning a new language, but a new culture. They might feel guilty to let go or parents force them to hold on to it.

Question 4

BICS Basic Interpersonal Communitive Skills

Answer 4

can hold conversations, seems proficient

Question 5

CALP Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

Answer 5

-can take 7-10 years (some pick some up quicker)
-can go to class and understand school work

Question 6

New Comer Class

Answer 6

-these students just came to the states
-most students are stressed about parents/family being deported
-many students have trama

Question 7

D.R.E.A.M

Answer 7

for students who came before the age of 16, gives them the chance for citizenship