Are you bilingual? Can you pass the 190 BTLPT that tests
that? ESL and Bilingual are two different things in Texas. The
"ESL" certifies you on a delivery method of teaching. Bilingual
is very different. For those of you that are fluent in reading,
writing and speaking, take the 190-BTLPT. You also will have
to do the 291 Core Subjects EC-6 and the 164 Bilingual
Supplemental. Don't be a crying dumbass about paying $135
for the tests. You are also an idiot if you accept anything
beyond $51-$55k your first year of teaching. Save 164 for
last. Pass the BTLPT and show the report to a school district.
They will have their nose up your butt in seconds. You can't
get hired with just that, but if you can pass that you can pass
291 EC-6. SPEND THE DAMN MONEY with certifyteacher.org
for the big assignment. Go to www.texasteachers.org > Study
and actually study! You made it through college, so why is
this any different?
I have worked with some AMAZING counsellors via
www.texasteachers.org. Email "name" @ texasteachers.org.
Adam@texasteachers.org is awesome, so is Paisley@t.. and
Casey@t...
On 12/28/16, mark wrote:
> On 10/23/16, Delaware Duke wrote:
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> Are you saying there are no pure ESL programs at the
>> elementary level, as its all being lumped together with
>> Bilingual programs? What about ELLs whose L1 isn't
Spanish?
>> In what classroom do they get placed?
>>
>
> I'll throw my two cents in that there are some of the non-
Spanish
> ESL/ELL programs in the Dallas area. Irving, Carrollton-
Farmers
> Branch, and some parts of Dallas ISD have large numbers of
non-
> Spanish speaking ESL students and they do have some ESL
classes.
> There may be other areas in DFW as well. My guess is that
there
> are some areas in Houston and Austin as well that attract
non-
> Spanish speaking ESLs. These areas have a fairly large
number of
> tech oriented jobs, and this attracts a lot of people from
> Asia/India. That said, I don't know the job market for that
sub-
> field all that well.
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