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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Typically the schools with high concentrations of English learners don't teach Spanish.  The idea being that the English learners need to get up to speed to eventually be ready for testing by the third grade. So even if her child wanted to learn Spanish, chances are the school wasn't facilitating that.  It's surprising that MCPS is so disinterested in leveraging the mixed language opportunities that present themselves with lots of Spanish speakers and lots of English speakers attending the same school - everyone could benefit from additional immersion or partial immersion opportunities, but tests matter more to the school district than genuine learning opportunities for all children.[/quote]

In many cases, second language learners (my personal experience in the "red zone" as an educator) are illiterate in their own language.  I think your idea is creative; don't get me wrong - and actually forward thinking. But literacy would still be the biggest challenge for many kids.  [/quote]

And let's not forget to add in the dialects.  [/quote]

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