Imagine that, as a teacher, you are administering a high-stakes achievement test to your students.You have three English language learners in your class, none of whom knew English before immigrating to this country: François who immigrated 9 months ago and is now getting individual tutoring in English); Mei-Li who immigrated 3 years ago and spent the first 2 years in a bilingual education program); and Maria who immigrated 7 years ago and is now doing well in her English-only classes).Given what you've learned about the amount of time it typically takes for children to master English as a second language, which of these students has/have probably acquired sufficient knowledge of English to earn valid scores on the high-stakes test?
A)None of them
B)Only Maria
C)Both Mei-Li and Maria
D)All three of them

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Maria, who immigrated 7 years ago and is doing well in English-only classes, is likely to have acquired sufficient English proficiency to earn valid scores on a high-stakes English test. It typically takes 5-7 years for a child to achieve academic proficiency in a second language.

Imagine That, as a Teacher, You Are Administering a High-Stakes