Many immigrant parents make the journey to America to find a better future for their children. However, not all of the children who speak in their native language find such success. With the lack of specialized education for students who speak English as a second language, or ESL students, more and more immigrants are finding life much more difficult in America than once imagined. Although proficiency in the English language is essential to the success of immigrants in the United States, not all immigrants are being offered the proper education and instruction in the language and it is importance.

The lack of specialized programs affects not only the students' role in their own education, but it also effects the parents' role in the students' education. The communication barriers between teachers and parents create many difficult situations concerning the...