How The Inability to Speak English Has Adverse Effects on Children Of Immigrants

Just this week I met another mom who is from India and she was telling me that her son is having problems speaking English and they put on his school record that he has dyslexia. She said he is very smart at Math but has problems with English grammar. The school made him
take a test and the school nurse agreed and signed documents and they even sent him to get tested with a psychologist where he had to do a 6 hour test and the psychologist signed that he has dyslexia. They then forced the mom to register the child in a school for children who have learning disabilities. When the mom shared her story with me, I was horrified! I told the mom she needed a friend who was a lawyer who can write a letter to the school superintendent. How can a kid with dyslexia score an A in math? What an evil and corrupt system that persecutes people that speak a different language and forces them to accept and believe that their kids are retarded just because they don’t speak English? Imagine the kids graduating from high school and having difficulty to get admitted to college and get a descent job.

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