US: Report Advises Rethinking Home-Language Surveys

[Francis Hult]

Education Week

 

Report Advises Rethinking Home-Language Surveys

 

A review of state policies by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, raises questions about the validity of the use of home-language surveys as a step to identify students eligible for special help to learn English.

 

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http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/08/17/01language.h30.html?tkn=XRSFx8JjlopW6pF1%2FtL9x5SZtVLeWiUPZtVC&cmp=clp-edweek

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