Explain why teachers often have difficulty determining whether a child who is not a native speaker of English is merely different in language or has language impairments.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Many ELs may appear to be fluent because they can converse with their classmates on the playground and express their basic needs in the classroom but may have not yet developed sufficient English fluency to participate fully in academic instruction.
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