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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????[/quote]

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home. [/quote]

If she passed the test she is not an ELL student.[/quote]

So then how is it enough to identify as EL for the initial poster I quoted without the test? "My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home"[/quote]

Mine is only in PreK. I don't think they do the EL test until beginning of kindergarten.[/quote]

If your child speaks another language, or has another language spoken at home, they [b]should[/b] get tested in PreK. The test only measures listening and speaking skills.  I've been told that EL services in PreK are "consultation" - which means the classroom teacher and the EL teacher discuss how best to help your child's language improve. Classroom teacher implements the lessons. [/quote]

Hmm I was not informed if he was tested. He did receive a 4/9 on the ENglish learning scale and then a 6/9 on the English learning scale later on which kind of pissed me off because he is in Spanish immersion and speaks in Spanish with his teacher. Also I have spoken English to him since birth and we live in the US for goodness sakes - so his English is fine! I decided not to pursue it at the time because I know it doesnt matter (I am an EL teacher in another district.) But i may ask now because I want to see if there was an actual test (pretty sure I asked and there wasnt.)[/quote]

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