Corrina Is in the First Grade

question 23

Multiple Choice

Corrina is in the first grade.Her family left Mexico and moved to Texas one year ago.Corrina is having difficulty learning to speak and read in English.Based on bilingual emergent literacy research,what should her teachers prioritize to help Corrina at this stage of literacy?

• A)Focus on growth in expressive language and speaking English only.
• B)Focus on growth in Spanish receptive language and literacy in Spanish first.
• C)Focus on growth in receptive English language.
• D)Focus on inconsistencies and irregularities in English language.

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