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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends. Are the ESOL kids pulled out for instruction, or does ESOL come to the class? Do you get the sense that most ESOL kids are close to fluent? 
My son was in a K class with a very high ESOL percentage, so the entire class had 2 hours of ESOL each day. Everything outside of ESOL and reading was put to the side for most of the year. The school was open about this. 
I was surprised by this, but even more surprised by how limited the English level was for many kids. I volunteered and chaperoned throughout the year and found many of the kids almost completely unable to communicate in English. I guess I expected most would be verbally fluent, just needing help with written language. Not so at all. This led to other issues. For one, my son found it hard to make friends because outside of the formal instruction, there was little English spoken. Also, non-ESOL instruction was very limited because so few kids could understand the lessons. 
Bottom line was we definitely found downsides to a large ESOL population.  [/quote]

OP Here, We are new to the school, so I'm not quite sure how it works in terms of how they get their ESOL instruction.  That must have been tough to have the entire class do 2 hours a day of ESOL, that seems like a long time.

I realize how amazing kids are with learning language and I would guess that within a few months  most kids who don't speak any or limited english will greatly improve their language skills.  I guess my main concern was that if half of his class leaves for a good chunk of the day won't that cause a disconnect between the class  dynamic as a whole?  
Again, I am new to K and elementary school so I appreciate your insights![/quote]

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