Thursday, October 11, 2012

Home Language Survey

What is a Home Language Survey (HLS)?

A Home Language Survey is a survey given to all students who enroll in a school system. It is one of the first screening processes to identify students as English Language Learners.

What questions are on the Home Language Survey?

Kentucky requires that, at a minimum, the following questions be included on the HLS:

  1. What is the language most frequently spoken at home?
  2. Which language did your child first learn when he/she first began to talk?
  3. What language does your child most frequently speak at home?
  4. What language do you most frequently speak to your child?
If the answer to any of these questions is a language other than English, the student is given an English proficiency test to determine if they qualify for English language development services.


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