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Our Early Childhood newsletter, focused on raising kids ages 0-5, is your place to get reads and resources on the topics most important to your family.Transitional kindergarten students in the state who speak another language at home no longer have to take an English proficiency assessment.Under state and federal law, school districts must administer the test to students whose primary language is a language other than English within 30 days of enrollment.
Elizabeth Rossi, a TK teacher in Glendale, said she had heard from parents about students being intimidated by the test. “They're reading and writing in kindergarten, whereas in TK, you're writing your name and learning your sounds,” Rossi said. “I always felt in my heart that all students were English language learners in TK, especially because they're still learning the skills, how to speak correctly and properly, comprehension skills, and they're not quite reading yet either.”
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