More Adult English Training Is Urged: "Forty-one percent of Montgomery County students identified as having limited proficiency in English were born in the United States, and the county needs to find more efficient ways to help their parents, according to a report by the County Council's Office of Legislative Oversight.
The 100-page report found that more than 13,000 students -- 9 percent of the total student population -- are enrolled in the school system's English for Speakers of Other Languages program. That number represents an increase of 83 percent in the past decade. Countless others may speak English proficiently but have parents or guardians who do not.
By far the largest group of ESOL students are U.S. citizens, the report said. In most cases, the children are unable to speak English when they start school because their families speak another language at home. Among foreign-born students, the largest group was from El Salvador, representing 11 percent of those enrolled in ESOL."
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