Judy, Please review my earlier note. I observe (possibly I only infer) that my fellow staff do not wait long enough to allow a response from ESL students who are in our science-based instructional program. I believe we should wait longer, not shorter for ESL student responses. To give a case example: In my own home, my spouse is learning English, and I speak more slowly, wait longer, and re-state my question to allow the time necessary for translation from English to her native tongue, then translation back to English. I do not make the rules, but I do truly observe that my peers may not wait long enough to allow the above-described processing of question and information from our ESL students. As stated earlier, I have nothing to report because I have not actually timed my peers as they interview the students. I am only going on comments from my peers, such as, "Engracia was slow to respond to my questioning." My take on that was that that particular student was a bit nervous, thus delaying her response so she could give (in her opinion) the very best response. Respectfully, Phil