The following informal language assessment was administered to three fifth graders, who attend Winston Park K-8 Center, located in Miami, Florida. The three students were Thomas, Arturo, and Jack. Each student fit into a specific category. Jack is a 10-year-old, general education student. Arturo is an 11-year-old student, is in ESOL Level two, and is a classmate of Jack’s. Thomas is an 11-year-old who has dyslexia, but is part of the same general education class as Jack and Arturo. All three of these students were assessed using a fifth grade level reading passage, Crossing the Seas. All three of these students had to read the passage in its completion and then answer the two questions at the bottom. The goal of this assessment was to detect
