Inconsistencies in English Learner Identification: An Inventory of How Home Language Surveys across U.S. States Screen Multilingual Students

Autor/inn/en	Salerno, April S.; Andrei, Elena
Titel	Inconsistencies in English Learner Identification: An Inventory of How Home Language Surveys across U.S. States Screen Multilingual Students
Quelle	In: AERA Open, 7 (2021) 1, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Salerno, April S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-8584
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; English Language Learners; English (Second Language); Parent Surveys; Parent Attitudes; Family Environment; Second Language Learning; Bilingualism; Language Dominance; Native Language; Identification; Immigrants; Immigration; Student Characteristics; State Departments of Education; Screening Tests; Language Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Elternverhalten; Familienmilieu; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bilingualismus; Sprachliche Dominanz; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Kultusministerium; Screening-Verfahren; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	Home Language Surveys (HLS) are widely used by states as an initial screening tool to determine whether students should receive English as a Second Language (ESL) services. Parents/guardians are asked to complete the surveys when enrolling a student into a school. We collected surveys from the 50 states and the District of Columbia. We completed them as if we were the parent/guardian of six use-case students. Research questions were (1) How do HLS vary from state to state, if at all? What kinds of questions do they ask? (2) How do HLS across the 50 states and the District of Columbia identify, or not, six fictitious students for further ESL screening? We found that states and U.S. Department of Education-approved HLS questions identified students differently due to unclear questions, such as asking bilingual families to name one dominant language. We recommend additional validation measures be taken with survey questions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01