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Helping ESL Students Prepare for STAAR - Lingo Jingo

The ESL students are having a tough time understanding the questions asked during the test in the STAAR.<br><br>For more information visit: http://lingojingo.com/

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Helping ESL Students Prepare for STAAR - Lingo Jingo

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  1. Helping ESL Students Prepare For STAAR

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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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