A teacher observes an EL student code-switching between English and Spanish during a science discussion. How should this be interpreted in terms of language proficiency assessment?
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A
Code-switching is a sign of language deficiency that must be corrected immediately
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B
Code-switching is a sophisticated bilingual strategy and not evidence of proficiency problems
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C
Code-switching means the student cannot be assessed in English
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D
Code-switching indicates the student should be placed in a lower ELD level