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Helping ESL Students Prepare for STAAR
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Helping ESL Students Prepare For STAAR
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What Is STAAR?
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic
Readiness ( STAAR ) is a replacement for Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), it is an assessment program for students in grades
3 to 8.
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ESL Students & STAAR
• 1 in 6 students is an ESL
• ESL students have a tough time with passing rates, as the latest results reveal they are 26.2 percent behind non-ESL students.
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Issues ESL Students Face In STAAR
• Very Few tutors
– The ratio of ESL students to language teachers does not favor the students
• Language barrier
– Students have a tough time understanding the question asked
• Cultural differences
– Questions are based on situations which are common to American culture but might be alien to an ESL
From http://www.itemonline.com/news/local_news/poor-students-esl-students-are-still-struggling-with-staar-more/article_58c5255b-9110-58e2-99e5-60ad8227338a.html
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Lingo Jingo & STAAR Preparation
• Lingo Jingo has lessons in explained in Spanish
• All the lessons are based on common core so ESL students can correlate to them better in class
• Special lessons to help them understand life in the USA
• Teachers can freely contribute to the lessons and assign them to their students
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Teachers And Students Can Work Together To Score Well At STAAR
With The Help Of Lingo Jingo
Explore Lingo Jingo here: 1
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