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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just don’t mention any other languages in the surveys.[/quote]

My husband and I listed two other languages in addition to English. One is Spanish. We made clear we speak mostly English at home because I didn't want her stuck in ELL.

AFAIK our child was not assessed or pulled out for Kindergarten. Our child attends a dual language (English and Spanish) immersion school though and it would be pretty absurd to put her in ELL when she clearly knows much more English than Spanish.[/quote]

I guess it depends on the district/state and maybe on the school? 
The point is, if you don’t think your child needs testing twice a year and additional English instruction, you know what not to do. [/quote]

I happen to know people in my district have complained about their English speaking kids being shoved into ESL so I wonder if they changed their practices in response to this. It's a ridiculous practice that is blatantly discriminatory[/quote]

It’s literally anti discriminatory as everyone who indicates another language is tested! 
I mean it’s inflexible, yes, but that’s the flip side. 
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The result is clearly discriminatory as this thread illustrates. The parents don't know they are signing their kid up for ESL assessments that aren't even developmentally appropriate (probably intentionally). It should not be based on a survey like this, that's ridiculous. Just like teachers identify kids that need to be screened for special education services, they can identify kids that need to be screened for ESL. But that would mean less funding for the district.[/quote]

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