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1998

Utah State University

English proficiency

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Pre-Referral Portfolio Assessment For Limited English Proficient Students, Elizabeth Grayce Stevens May 1998

Pre-Referral Portfolio Assessment For Limited English Proficient Students, Elizabeth Grayce Stevens

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What can be done to ensure that the needs are met of children who are limited in proficiency of the English language? Such is the familiar query of educators and professionals alike. In fact, one elementary school principal stated that this question often presents itself as the first item of business when administrators meet together (Marian Waterman, personal communication, October, 1997). How do we know where to place a child? How do we evaluate progress? When progress is limited, how do we know if the child requires special education services? The answers lie in appropriate assessment.