Sentences with phrase «english language deficits»

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When a student comes to school who speaks a language other than English at home, do we see that as an asset or as a deficit?

So this includes children with attention deficits, hearing impairments, language delays and English as a Second Language, because these children are more commonly integrated into mainstream classes now, so it is likely that we will find these [children] in open - plan classrooms.

But Families for Excellent Schools, a charter backer, said they are enrolling an increasing number of kids with disabilities and English - language deficits who are outpacing public - school students.

Assuming that all students leave high school fully fluent in English, these considerations suggest that the optimal choice of language acquisition program depends on a tradeoff between acquiring curricular skills on the one hand and accumulating language deficits on the other.

Proposition 58 seeks to overturn this flaw in the system and build upon the natural assets of English language learners — their home language and culture — as the foundation for their education, rather than treating it as a deficit.

Exclusion factors such as mental retardation, sensory deficits, serious emotional disturbance, language minority children (where lack of proficiency in English accounts for measured achievement deficits), and lack of opportunity to learn should be considered.