I’ve spoken to the parents of these kids. I think it’s the environment they are living in…looks like a village scene from the most rural parts of back home. When the kids were sent to elementary school, that was pretty much their first real exposure to English as a spoken language. So yeah, it’s not like they cannot communicate at all…they just have trouble transitioning, needed extra help outside of school resouces as well.
As far as other problems, I’m sure they do.
I’m just presenting a fact I am personally involved in and that’s where I’m coming from.