Paper due by the end of the week

Shakayla Fields

October 22, 2016

English 326

Dr. B

Introduction

I pledge allegiance to the flag, de los estados Unidos de America, die enine Nation unter Gott ist indivisible, ave liberty and justice for all. America is a melting pot of people, culture, political views, religions and, languages. America was founded on the idea that immigrants with a vision of their own personal manifest destiny can be accomplished—regardless of circumstance. But. How can this be accomplished if “lo siento no hablo ingles, or Profesor no se porque no ingles es mi primo language.

            According to Ph.D. candidate Nicholas Subtirelu in Applied Linguistics and ESL student at Georgia State University examines the issues that come with language, English, privilege. The achievement gap between ESL students and native English learners are substantial data that insists that it may take ESL students several years to catch up to white native English speakers nation wide.

The NAEP achievement gap indicates the terms of proficiency in basic achievement levels, this identifies partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work.

The NAEP (Nation’s Report Card) achievement reinforces this idea with an analysis conducted between fourth and eighth graders. A 2005 assessment from the NAEP displayed 46% of ELL (English Language Learners) students across America scored below the basic in math in fourth grade. Seventy-three percent of ELL 4^thgraders scored below the basic level in reading. Data also reveals that eleven percent of white fourth graders nation wide were below the basic level in math and 25 percent in reading.