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Home Language Survey Practices in the Initial Identification of English Learners in the United States
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Bailey, Alison L.; Kelly, Kimberly R. – Educational Policy, 2013
This article is focused on the different Home Language Surveys (HLS) used across U.S. states as a means of identifying students who, with further assessment, may prove eligible for language-support services. The majority of states mandate some form of HLS, be it state- or district-created. However, there is great variation in the number and the…
Descriptors: Native Language, Family Environment, English Language Learners, Identification