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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there any other schools having Level 1 and Level 2 WIDA students in the general education classroom? For context, these students have little to no English skills (cannot carry on a basic conversation in English).

In years prior, these students were in sheltered English classes that were designed to help them learn English. Now, they are being lumped into the general ed. classroom (or at least at my school).

Is this a school directed thing or a mandate from MCPS? As a teacher, what we are being asked to do is impossible and is setting these students up for failure.[/quote]

Thanks for asking this. We have a shitload of Asian kids in our cluster (‘W’ schools) who don’t speak English - they come in Kindergarten through 2nd. I asked my kid how do they do their work and he said the other kids have to help them. It slows everyone down. [/quote]

At this level (K-2) and with kids from educated household it’ll be a non issue about 6-12 months after they start. 
Slowing kids down in kindergarten is a non issue too.

This is vastly different. [/quote]

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