This article I read this week discusses the multiple languages that some schools on Texas. It was titled: Area schools work to meet needs of nonnative English-speakers by Kelsey Thompson. Currently there are 92 languages other than English being spoken in Round Rock ISD. The district predicts that this number will continue to rise. When a child enters the district they are required to complete a home language survey which evaluates the student’s proficiency in English. After getting these results, the students are put into either a dual-language program or an ESL program. So far it sounds like they have an effective system in place. The problems arise because of the many languages. One issue is that the bilingual programs are only offered in Spanish, so the school district cannot provide bilingual programs in other languages but there are no teachers available to teach it. This leads into the other problem… a lack of qualifies teachers. There is only a limited number of bilingual teachers, and with all the surrounding areas all having the same needs, the school district are competing for the same applicants.
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