ESL Certification

Which of the following is a primary characteristic of teaching Els using the sheltered instruction model?

• Students are provided with content adapted to their level of proficiency to facilitate comprehension.

• Students receive instruction exclusively in English and do not have the distractions of mainstream classroom environment.

• Students are taught in both English and their native language so that they eventually become fluent in both.

• Students who recently arrived in the United States are given specific interventions to help transition.

Which of the following best characterizes the education of language-minority children in the United States before the 1970' s?

• There was no concerted effort to assist non-English speaking students in school.

• English as a Second language programs were common in larger urban school systems only.

• Children who do not speak English could be prevented legally from registering in school.

• The majority of limited-English speakers attended bilingual parochial schools.

A school district is establishing an ESL program for the first time and must do so in compliance with established criteria. The district first puts into place a mechanism that will determine the program’s effectiveness in achieving its instructional goals for ELLs. The evaluation ensures that the program will primarily fulfill requirements established by

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

• Castañeda v. Pickard.

• ESSA

• Plyler v. Doe.

Which TWO of the following are federal requirements for the education of ELLs?

• ELLs must have access to the core curriculum.

• ELLs must be given the opportunity to learn in their native language.

• ELLs must exit an ESL program in no less than three years.

• ELLs must be given opportunities for English-language development.

Which was was a civil rights case that was brought by Chinese American students living in San Francisco, California who had limited English proficiency.

• Brown v. Brown

• Plyer v. Doe

• Lau vs. Nichols 1974

• Castaneda vs Pickard 1981