What's "Normal," What's Not at the 2030s, say demographers, English Language Learners (ELLs) will account for approximately 40% of the entire school-aged population in the United States. In an areas, that projection is already exceeded--in California, for instance, 60%-70% of schoolchildren speak a language other than English as their primary language. For the period of 1995-2005 the Asian population is delineate ed to be the fastest growing dispose in all U.S. regions (Campbell, 1996; view www.asha.org/publications/ashalinks.htm for a full list of ...
