Update to the Lunchroom

This is sort of an update to an earlier post.  There is a paragraph in Chapter 5 (129), with the heading, "Maintaining the First Language as an Affective Strategy."  Here's a little quote - "Students achieve more when they use and develop their native language . . . books magazines, films, and other materials . . . can support and augment student learning."

This can also be tied to my Pedagogical Analysis paper where I discussed the lack of an ELD class at my site.  Whatever their rationale for not having one - money, competent teachers, etc - this would be a valid argument for having one.  We all know The State wants higher test scores (100% proficiency in a matter of years), so why are we not helping our EL learners achieve learning goals?
That is the million dollar question. . .