ESL

Which of the following processes and measures are most likely associated with LPAC committee decisions

1,2,and 3

State and Title 3 federal laws require the Language proficiency assessment committee to conduct annual reviews of ELL as they attain language and academic proficiency. Which of the following is not a true statement with regards to compliance to those mandates by the committee?

Annual review will be conducted only for students with parental approval for placement

Which of the following factors is likely to have a negative impact on a beginning English language learners acquisition of English?

Being encouraged by teacher and parents to decelerate native language development in favor of increasing acquisition effort of English

During guided reading groups, an ESL teacher points out the use of apostrophes in possessive nouns to a group of students. The teacher was-

Building an understanding of writing conventions through the use of literature

An english teacher is planning instruction for a group of English language learners who are beginning to read in english. the teacher should be aware that these students are likely to find which of the following phonological tasks most difficult?

Discriminating between different English sounds when those distinctions do not exist in their primary language.

Which of the following best describes one important way in which this activity is likely to benefit ELLs

Discussing and writing about a content area topic supports ELLs reading of related texts by reinforcing key vocab, language structures, and schemata

Which of the following statements best describes the structured english immersion model?

English language learners are taught both EL skills and grade level subject area content by content area teachers who have been trained in ESL techniques

If the content objective for lesson was to analyze the functions of the organs in the digestive system, which of the following might be an appropriate language objective?

Explain the digestive system to a partner, naming/ pointing at the relevant organs

Mr. Brandon teaches a class of 4th graders several of them are ELLs. He wants to help his students become better at recognizing irregularly spelled words that they will frequently encounter. Which approach would be best at accomplishing that?

Have the students reread familiar books at their independent reading level

A new student who recently moved to United States speaks both Spanish and German at home. How is this dual- language background likely to affect his acquisition of English?

He will acquire English skills rapidly because he is already familiar with the concept of structural variations between languages.

a 4th grade teacher wants her ELLs to feel comfortable sharing aloud during classroom discussions. Which of the following strategies would best support the ELLs speaking skills?

Incorporate think pair share activities into the classroom practices so students have an opportunity to interact with another student prior to whole- class sharing

Syllables

Individual= 5 syllables Crocodile= 3 syllables Disturbances= 4 syllables Correctness= 3 syllables

Which of the following models of language acquisitions is based on the belief that childs language development depends primarily on the relationships between the childs environment, perceptions, and linguistic experience?

Interactionist

Mr. Stinson is helping students in his content mastery class with their science assignment. They are required to read a chapter in their 4th grade science book and answer questions about it. All of these students have difficulty with reading. Which of the folowing approaches would be most effective in helping them with their assignment?

Mr. Stinson goes over vocabulary words they will encounter in their reading and they discuss the meaning of those words

A teacher is planning an activity in which his ESL students will attempt to spell various words given to them orally. At the end of the exercise they will turn in their spellings to the teacher. The teacher then analyzes the spelling results of each student. Which end- result will this activity most likely assist the teacher measure?

Phonics skills

Drag answers to the box

Preposition= for Noun= Monday Adjective= football Adverb= yesterday

Mrs. Harmony teaches English to a diverse group of students from various language backgrounds. She divides the class into groups of four or five students. Each student reads and presents an article from a newspaper to other group members. Which of the following is a primary rationale for using the activity?

Providing a meaningful context increases students comprehension of language.

A middle- school science classroom has several English language acquisition. Which of following instructional strategies best supports beginning level English language learners in a middle- school science classroom as students develop English- speaking skills?

Providing native language translations of academic vocabulary

Which of the folowing interventions should the teacher use that will best assist mario in this situation?

Teach him school survival provide adaptations assistance and cross cultural communication strategies

An ESL student who has had frequent interruptions in her schooling demonstrates satisfactory decoding skills in English but tends not to pay attention to what she is reading. As a result her comprehension is very weak. Which of the folowing approaches would be most effective in addressing this students needs?

Teach the student how to apply various learning strategies as she reads

Some ESL students have primary language that is alphabetical but more phonetically regular than English. When beginning English reading instruction with these students the teacher should be aware that-

The phonetic irregularities of English are likely to be confusing to the students when they try to decode unfamiliar English words

Which of the following practices might a teacher employ when a student is visibly struggling during classroom conversation?

The teacher might speak slower and use other verbal cues

Which of the following strategies would; the teacher least likely use to help ELLs become active participants in learning

The teacher should share jargon and slang to clarify concepts

An English teacher notices her English language learners lack comprehension of the stories used in class. Which of the following statements best reflects ways a teacher may scaffold comprehension?

The teacher should use stories with predictable story lines and familiar topics

A teacher would like to support English Language Learners so they might feel comfortable participating in classroom conversations. WHich of the following grouping configurations might support the ELLs speaking skills?

Think pair share where students have an opportunity to interact with another student prior to whole class sharing

In general which of the following activities would be most effective in helping ELLs develop th conceptual framework they need to understand an English passage about an unfamiliar topic?

Use guided discussion to present new content related to the topic and to help students connect the content to ideas they already understand

A teacher works with ELLs at various levels of language proficiency. Which of the following strategies provides language support for ELLs during classroom instruction?

Visuals which illustrate complex concepts Access to content words list cooperative learning activities sentence stems

Which of the following best describes a design and implementation of effective instruction in response to research on factors that influence ESL students learning outcomes and success in school?

a teacher designs instructions that encourages multicultural viewpoints

In an optimal English language learning environment most students take an average of five to seven years to develop.

academic language proficiency

the role of the LPAC representatives is to:

assist with decisions regardin gthe selection of assessments and appropriate accommodations for LEP stduents who receive special education services

What one aspect of this process did Mrs. Trinh overlook that can help speed up the admission of this student into his language instruction program?

classification of the student by the LPAC committee

WHich of the following is an effective strategy the ESL teacher could use to support students in the process of acculturation and promote their academic achievement?

dialogue journals

Phonemes

fox= 4 plan= 4 sigh= 2 shin= 3 bent= 4

Which of the following strategies is likely to be most effective in suporting this students transition to this new approach?

giving student specific roles to perform within the context of cooperative learning group activities to encourage more active participation

The teachers unit plans best reflects which of the following principles of providing content- area instruction to ELLS

hands on activities help make content area instruction comprehension

what other consideration should mrs. pate address to ensure a successful conference

include an adult translator to attend the conference

The proficiency levels of beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced high are-

inclusive of listening, speaking, reading and writing

Which of the following correctly identifies the main contribution of the historical court case of plyler v. doe?

it resulted in the guarentee of the rights of undocumented immigrants to free public education

A high school teacher regularly identifies the cultures in the classroom represented by his ESL students in instructional practices. This factor is most likely to lead to which of the following outcomes for ELLS in his class?

it will tend to raise ESL students self-esteem and thus facilitate their acquisition of english

Which of the following court decisions ruled that providing the same access to curriculum instruction and materials for students of limited english proficiency as is provided to english dominant students is not in effect equitable?

lau v. nichols

a teacher provides students with comprehensible input i english and find ways to lower their affective filters. These are both essential strategies for developing beginning ELLs

listening and speaking skills

Based on this information alone Mrs. Batista is most likely an educator in a-

mainstream classroom

How should the language proficiency assessment committee proceed to make an appropriate testing decision for this student?

make a decision until all pertinent schooling documentation is available

The list below describe some of the key features found in which of the following special language programs?

newcomer program

Which of the following special language programs offers the best fit to ensure marios academic success?

newcomer program

An ESL teacher integrates both language arts and content area objectives in her social studies lessons. Which of the following would be the nost effective way for her to assess whether students have mastered the social studies content covered in a lesson?

observe the students as they answer content questions in small groups

This strategy is likely to be particularly useful in helping the teacher evaluate the students ability to-

organize textual information by analyzing similarities and differences

which of the following is true as far as the LPAC screening process is concerned?

parental permission for proceeding with this test is not required

It is very important to the health of anyone with a history of problem with desease of the heart that he or she should avoid the sort of food with high percentage of saturated fats. Based on this sample students are most likely having difficulty-

prepositional phrases

A middle school ESL teacher is working with a class of advanced level ELLs. the cloze technique is an especially useful method for assessing students understanding of EL structures because it requires students to-

sellect appropriate words based on their grammatical function as well as on their meaning

A person says, "I like to play floor." The problem with this sentence could best be described using which of the following areas of linguistics?

semantics

This visual representation will help all of Mr. Simmons students but especially the ELLs most likely because-

students who are english language learners have a hard time understanding new concepts

As I walked through the halls of the hospital looking for my sick mother. Students in Mrs. Thomas ESL class frequently write sentences in their writing similar to the one shown above. Mrs. Thomas wants to address this problem to help her students become effective writers. Based on this sample students are most likely having difficulty with-

subordinate clauses

An ESL teacher is trying to determine whether a group of students is ready to begin receiving instruction in English in a particular content area. A bilingual teacher has assessed the students levels of primary language proficiency and now the ESL teacher carefully considers the students levels of proficiency in English. Which of the following factors would be most important for the teacher to consider next?

the linguistic challenge posed by the content area

in the meantime while awaiting for permission from parents where should the student be placed

the student should be placed in the recommended program in the meantime even without parent consent

Which of the following correctly identifies the main contribution of the historical court case of lau v. nichols

the supreme court ruled that identical education does not constitute equal education under title vi of the civil rights act of 1964

WHich of the following strategies would most likely help ELLs becoe active participants in leaning?

the teacher should provide adequate wait time for student responses the teacher should provide frequent opportunities for interaction the teacher should use group configurations

The paragraph building activity designed by Mr. Barista is likely to promote students reading development primarily by helping students-

transfer skills from oral language to written language

A fourth grade ELL student is struggling in reading. The teacher notices the child devotes too much attention to decoding and not enough attention to the meaning of the text. The teacher could best help the student by-

working on fluency skills

Mr. simmons graphic organizer would be particularly useful in-

writing an essay describing the game of baseball