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=Case Study 3 - Victor=

Our case study student’s name is Victor. He is six years old. He is in kindergarten and his family is from Mexico. His native language is Spanish. Victor is a fun and energetic kid. He loves to play video games, play outside, and use the computer. Victor is often the class helper because he follows directions well and is responsible. He rarely goes home with bad behavior. He answers questions readily in class. He has lived in the United States only two years. Victor is in the speech emergence stage of the four stages of Second Language Acquisition. His parents speak Spanish as the primary language in their home and have limited English vocabulary. Victor is the oldest child at home and has the responsibility of helping with his younger brother when his mother is doing other house hold chores. Victors parents value education however they have a hard time helping him with his assignments thus he does not turn them all in. However Victor tries to improve his English speaking skills by watching T.V. in English and playing games with English speaking friends, but he still likes to speak Spanish amongst his Spanish-speaking friends.