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There are many reasons why learners may be recommended for language acquisition support. It is important to note that multilingual learners may not qualify for language support if there proficiency assessment rates them near a grade-level native-speaker proficiency. As stated earlier, learners also move through the language acquisition process at different rates and may "test out" or no longer qualify for language support at different times. The care providers of multilingual students who qualify for language support may also refuse formal language support at their discretion. Always check with your cooperating teacher or school site ESL coordinator for information related to supporting the learners in your specific classroom context.
Multilingual Learners: Individuals who have "Languages Beyond English" (LBE)
Once students are identified as eligible for language support through the WIDA proficiency assessment system, there are three further "types" of language learner required to be distinguished and identified for support within Minnesota state education law as identified by current research. A link to policies regarding English Learner Education in Minnesota is provided for you here.
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2) SLIFE: Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education are students who do not have continuous educational experience equivalent to their age/grade level, usually due to refugee or other immigration-related life experiences. Minnesota was the first state to create policies to identify and support SLIFE specifically.
3) *L-TEL: "Long-Term English Learners" are students who have received English language support services for eight or more years within the U.S. school system. (*also abbreviated as LTELLs for "Long Term English Language Learners").
Language Learners' needs, strengths, and challenges can vary dramatically, even within the same classroom or among students from the same background.
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Step Three: Consult What Your Multilingual Student(s) "Can Do"
Refer to WIDA's "Can Do" descriptors, linked for you in 6.5b Academic Language: WIDA Resources for Teaching Multilingual Learners of this handbook and found on the WIDA website under "Resources" or "Recursos En Español."
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