187 Appendix A Biographical Information Survey Please take 3-5 minutes to answer the followmg questions Circle one

answer or fill in the blank 1 2 How old are you? With your family (or m the house where you spent most of your childhood), do/did you regularly speak a language other than English? Circle your response Yes No (If no, skip to question #10 and continue) Punjabi Hindi

If yes, what language? Circle or fill in the blankHmong Spanish Russian Armenian 3 None 4

In this language other than English, how many years of formal (school) education have you had? 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-8 years More than 8

Inside of the home, what percentage of your time do/did you speak the non-English language? 0-15% 16-30% 31-50% 51-75% 76-95% 5 0-15% 6 7 8 9 1-2 years old 1-2 years Outside of the home, what percentage of your day do you use this non-English language? 16-30% 3-4 years old 3-4 years 31-50% 5-7 years old 5-10 years 51-75% 8-16 years old More than 10 76-95% 17years+ How old were you when you started learning English? How many years of formal (school) education have you received in the United States? Did you graduate from high school or get your GED? Yes No Think about your abilities in your non-English language How would you rate your abilities? Check one box for each skill (reading, writing, listening, speakmg) Very Limited Listening Speakmg Readmg Writing 10 Think about your abilities m English How would you rate your abilities? Check one box for each skill (reading, wnting, listening, speaking) Very Limited Listening Speakmg Reading Wntmg Thank you for completing this survey ******Please STOP here and wait for more instructions******** Weak Good Very Good Excellent Weak Good Very Good Excellent