PRE-ASSESSMENT: ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING DIVERSE LEARNERS

Which IEP meeting stakeholder will give insight into a student's classroom performance?

A general education teacher

Which student is exhibiting a talent?

A student practices every day and is the best musician in the school.

A teacher wants more parents to attend parent-teacher meetings. Which strategy should the teacher use to encourage participation?

Acknowledge the hard work it takes to attend and encourage future participation

Students want to convey the meaning of a vocabulary word with a hands-on demonstration. Which demonstration is the best example of that?

Acting with pantomime in a group

Which curriculum adjustment will help students who are bored in class?

Adjust assignments to include student interests

What is one difference between an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and a 504 plan?

An IEP is governed by the Department of Education and a 504 plan is governed by the U.S. Office of Civil Rights.

An English learner (EL) student spends half the school day receiving instruction in the student's native language and the other half of the day getting instruction in English. Which type of EL program is the student enrolled in?

Dual Immersion

A student is learning to speak English. She knows the meaning of about 1,000 words and can speak some words. What is this stage of second language acquisition?

Early Production

What is a characteristic of English learners?

English learners learn best in collaborative and cooperative classes where they can practice using American Standard English.

A student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) says that she should sit near the teacher, in the first or second row of desks. Which type of differentiation is addressed in the IEP?

Environment

A teacher gives English learner (EL) students story maps, a Venn diagram, and a cause-and-effect sheet to use when expressing comprehension of colonization. Which term identifies these resources?

Graphic organizers

A student sees a teacher holding a large pile of papers and bags about to open the door. The student opens the door to help the teacher. Which element of culture most influences the student's behavior?

Norms

Who must give input in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) placement process?

Parents

wo teachers are part of a Sheltered Instruction model. One teacher tends to shout instructions at the students as well as the co-teacher. Why is it important for this teacher to use an appropriate tone with the students and co-teacher?

People are more encouraged by and respond better to communication that is open, positive, and pleasant.

Which task must both co-teachers undertake in co-teaching every day?

Planning instruction

A class is given a reading assignment with some words that English learners (ELs) are not likely to know. What is the best way the teacher can help them understand the new words?

Point to pictures that depict the words

A teacher wants to use an alternative assessment with students believed to be gifted and talented.Which option would allow these students to showcase their best work and provide insights into their progress over time?

Portfolios

A student's native language is English and the student is in the Preproduction stage of learning to speak Spanish. What is an activity this student can complete?

Practice pronouncing words

An English learner (EL) program teacher has students leave the general education classroom to teach English in a small group in another room. Which type of program does this scenario describe?

Pull Out

A teacher observes disruptive behavior among a number of students in a classroom. Which change can the teacher make to attempt to prevent disruptive behavior?

Reduce long delays between activities to hold students' attention

A teacher has a word wall with terms posted and asks students to write sentences using two words from the wall. Which strategy is the teacher using in the classroom?

Reinforcing language

A teacher wants to create a test-taking routine for students.Which step should the teacher take to create a routine for taking tests?

Remind students to read the directions before each test begins.

After finishing a unit about a famous explorer, a teacher asks English learner (EL) students to make a poster about a famous explorer. Which instructional practice is the teacher using to support language development?

Scaffolding

Which of the thirteen IDEA categories includes dyslexia?

Specific Learning Disabilities

A student is learning to speak English as a second language. This student can speak simple sentences but still relies heavily on context clues. What is this stage of second language acquisition?

Speech Emergence

Why is it difficult to assess giftedness and talent?

Students can be gifted and talented in many areas and ways.

Which question should students be able to answer using any feedback they receive?

What specifically should I do next time based on this feedback?

A teacher has a classroom of students who mostly share the same mainstream culture. The teacher has a different background and culture than many of the students in the class.Should the teacher consider using culturally responsive teaching in the classroom?

Yes, because all students can benefit from these teaching strategies.

A teacher asks prescreened and authorized community members to become mentors to students in the classroom.Is the teacher using an effective method for building community and school partnerships?

Yes, because involving members of the community will increase knowledge about and investment in the school.

A teacher allows students to complete work together during study time, but he also keeps a quiet part of the room where students can do their work individually if they prefer. Is the teacher using culturally responsive teaching methods?

Yes, because the teacher is allowing students to choose a style of learning that best aligns with their individual style.

Who is responsible for creating assessments in a co-teaching classroom?

Both co-teachers

How can data be used to change teaching practice for students who underperformed on a formative exam?

By temporarily decreasing task demands to build their content mastery

A teacher uses preassessments to determine where each student's instruction should begin and then matches students with appropriate activities. Which differentiation method is the teacher using?

Content

A teacher uses reading materials at different readability levels. Which method of differentiation is the teacher using?

Content

What is true about the nature of decisions regarding Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals?

Decisions can change to reflect the student's progress relative to English learner (EL) program goals.

A student seems to get easily confused when completing complex tasks or answering multi-part questions. What can the teacher do to provide a differentiated assessment?

Design tiered activities

What is one function of the Home Language Survey for English language (EL) students?

Determines the potential need for a language assistance program

In the U.S., which ethnic group do the majority of second language learners represent?

Hispanic and Latino

What is a fundamental cultural purpose of language outside of communication?

Identity

Maximum language acquisition happens when learners read or hear language that is a bit beyond their current level of understanding. Which hypothesis of Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) includes this belief?

Input

A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns best in a regular classroom for most of the day and in a special education classroom for two hours a day. Which component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is being addressed?

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Title III addresses English learners (ELs), including what other status of students?

Migrant children and youth

Which attitude toward mistakes helps students develop self-efficacy?

Mistakes are opportunities for a student to learn.

Which statement describes what modifications and accommodations change in education?

Modifications change what a student learns, and accommodations change how a student learns.

A student with a movement impairment is given extra time and adaptive technology to answer a question. Which differentiation strategy has been applied?

Multiple means of action and expression

What is a characteristic of students who are learning a second language?

Students who practice the second language in academic settings learn academic language faster.

A teacher is asking English learners (ELs) to relate to a vocabulary word by sharing their personal experiences, thoughts, and ideas with it. Which scaffolding strategy best describes what the teacher is using?

Tap into prior knowledge

A teacher allows students to choose between taking an exam and completing a project. Why is this an example of a teacher using the action and expression aspect of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the classroom?

The action gives students more than one way to interact with the material.

A student performs well on mathematics tasks but often struggles with reading assignments. Which inference can be made?

The student may have a learning disability.

An EL student was placed in a special education program. It was determined later that this student was incorrectly placed in the program. What may be the reason for this?

The student was identified as having a learning disorder before being assessed as a second language learner.

A student will be receiving an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for the upcoming school year. Which person or group should be part of the planning team to make it successful?

The student's parents

What is a characteristic of English learners?

They progress through developmental stages of second language acquisition.

Which example shows a student mastering Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)?

Understanding a story that uses figurative language

What is equity pedagogy?

Using different teaching styles to meet the diverse needs of students