{"id":146,"date":"2021-04-13T10:29:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2021-04-15T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T16:07:16","slug":"identifying-and-meeting-a-childs-language-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/identifying-and-meeting-a-childs-language-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying and Meeting a Child&#8217;s Language Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Identifying%20and%20Meeting%20a%20Child%27s%20Language%20Needs\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color: #000066;\">\u201c<em>We adopted our son from another country three years ago. He is now nine years old, in the 3rd grade. He did not speak English when he arrived in this countr<\/em>y.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color: #000066;\">&#8220;<em>Our child works very hard in school and we work with him at home. He continues to struggle to read, write, and communicate in English. His communication problems affect his relationships with his teacher and classmates.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boy.elem_.read_.library.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"565\" class=\"wp-image-26076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boy.elem_.read_.library.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boy.elem_.read_.library.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boy.elem_.read_.library-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/boy.elem_.read_.library-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color: #000066;\"><em>&#8220;Although he is identified with learning disabilities, he was not accepted into the Learning Disabilities Resource Program. He is also labeled as an &#8216;ESOL student.&#8217;<\/em> <em>How can we get the help he<\/em> <em>needs to be proficient in English?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Children must be proficient in English before they can become proficient in other subjects. If your child can&#8217;t read, speak, or \\understand English well, his IEP team must ensure that his language needs are identified and met.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Request an IEP meeting to share your concerns about your child&#8217;s limited English proficiency. The IEP team needs to conduct an assessment of English proficiency. This evaluation should assess your child\u2019s skills in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding the English language. The evaluator should be fluent in your child&#8217;s native language.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">If the English proficiency assessment shows that your child\u2019s English is still very limited, the IEP Team needs to make decisions about several issues, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Does he need to receive instruction in English and\/or in his native language so he can participate in the general curriculum?<\/li>\r\n<li>Does he need tutoring in English as a service in his IEP to meet his individual needs? Should the special education and related services he needs be provided in his native language?<\/li>\r\n<li>Does he need tutoring in English as a service in his IEP to meet his individual needs? Should the special education and related services he needs be provided in his native language?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If your child needs test accommodations that are allowed for general ed students with limited English proficiency (e.g. increased time, translating directions into the student&#8217;s native language, etc.), you need to ensure that these accommodations are written into his IEP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Your Homework: Become an Expert in Limited English Proficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">You need to become an expert on issues related to special education, learning disabilities, and limited English proficiency. You can begin by reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentcenterhub.org\/considering-lep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Considering a Studen<\/span>t\u2019s<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Limited English Proficiency in the IEP<\/span><\/a>, an article and checklist about developing an IEP for a student with limited English proficiency.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Make several copies of the article to share with the IEP team members. The team members need to know that second language conversational skills are acquired in one to two years, but academic language proficiency is acquired over a longer period of time &#8212; generally in five to seven years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Search the website of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\">your State Dept of Ed<\/a> &#8211; you can often find useful info on these sites. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe adopted our son from another country three years ago. He is now nine years old, in the 3rd grade. He did not speak English when he arrived in this <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/identifying-and-meeting-a-childs-language-needs\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,3,57,5,18,11,64],"tags":[53,285,283,187,281,284,1299,286,282,189],"class_list":["post-146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accommodations-modifications","category-advocacy","category-fape","category-idea-2004","category-ieps","category-special-ed-law","category-special-education-regulations","tag-accommodations","tag-adoption","tag-ell","tag-esl","tag-esol","tag-iep-special-factors","tag-ieps","tag-limited-english-proficiency","tag-sld","tag-specific-learning-disability"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26111,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146\/revisions\/26111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}