It depends on the year. The later you learn English, the longer it takes, which makes sense. A 6 year old's CALP will mostly form alongside her peers, but a 15 year old will be essentially 11 years behind. I think 10+ is the upper limit, assuming there is a limit. Some never develop CALP after all. And recent research has shown that overall comprehension can only happen if a reader understands 95% of the words, which is pretty scary also.
Aw man, NCLB sucks, like really. You know how much time they give teachers and students in ESL programs out of those programs and onto the native speaker track? 3 years. At most. a;sdkjfa;slkdjfads arrrrrrrrrgh. And then they wonder why immigrants and their children are doing so poorly in schools.
Let's not even talk about what Obama is going to do, because I have no idea. Like many, I've been pretty disappointed, but the Republican candidates are even worse. Ugh, America, why you keep failing?!
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Date: 2011-12-09 07:10 am (UTC)Aw man, NCLB sucks, like really. You know how much time they give teachers and students in ESL programs out of those programs and onto the native speaker track? 3 years. At most. a;sdkjfa;slkdjfads arrrrrrrrrgh. And then they wonder why immigrants and their children are doing so poorly in schools.
Let's not even talk about what Obama is going to do, because I have no idea. Like many, I've been pretty disappointed, but the Republican candidates are even worse. Ugh, America, why you keep failing?!