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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ESOL teacher here.  OP, here's what you should know about MCPS and ESOL: in order to be tested, there must be documented evidence of another language at home.  A home language survey is sent out at K orientation, asking what languages are spoken at home, even if your child always responds in English.  I personally do not like this criteria, but it's a county policy.  If another language is listed, teachers must test the student.  There is a new test this coming school year, but a shy kid who doesn't talk much, especially on the first days of school, could easily come back as needing ESOL when he or she actually does not.

If you absolutely do NOT want your child in ESOL, put English for everything.  It's what I did, even though my Hispanic husband speaks Spanish with our daughter.  If your child was entered into ESOL, even if you refuse service, she will still have to be tested every spring for English proficiency, and it is a huge hassle that I would not want my child going through for no reason.

Also, ESOL and bilingual education are completely different things.[/quote]

My husband and I speak both Spanish and English at home. My son is shy and has a slight stutter. I am an elementary teacher and have had kids whose parents speak fluent English be designated as needing ESOL because they didn't  test well the first week of school. Once the label is on it takes a few years to take off the label. My son has a last name that is Hispanic and has brown skin;  I don't want teachers to assume he is not fluent in English, so I am listing English only on all his kindergarten registration papers.  [/quote]

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