Monday, May 09, 2011

Learning English in Campbell's Schools

This is an interesting story, it also explains how kids are tested for English fluency when they start school. - - Donna Poisl

By Mayra Flores de Marcotte, Tyler P. Do, and Eddie Fernandez

School registration can be difficult for immigrant parents. For Tessa Corona, the process became even more convoluted when she found out her children would be classified as English learners.

“I had no clue that my children were lacking English proficiency,” she said. “I had no idea until they were registered.”

Corona came to the United States 11 years ago with her husband Arturo de Alba. He was offered a job at Cisco and the family came with a work visa. They are now residents of this country.
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