ESL Supplemental Domain 3, Comp. 8-10

An ESL teacher has been asked to be a participant of an LPAC committee and represent students of second language programs. She is told the committee will meet within the first four weeks of school starting, in the Spring, and again before the end of the academic year. What is the primary concern of the LPAC committee?

• To keep track of student discipline and make recommendations to the committee if such problems are a result of cultural misunderstanding.

• To keep track of student achievement and provide extra tutoring where needed.

• To identify, assess, and place English learners in the proper educational program and at the proper level of difficulty.

• To share in the understanding of the concepts of language acquisition and the foundation for content area learning.

Parents of a Vietnamese preschool child inform their ESL teacher that their child is not allowed to speak anything other than English in school. The teacher has trouble understanding what they are saying, but with the help of the child and a few translations on the child's part, the point is made. The parents state that the family came to the United States for their children to learn English and L1 is not as important for their daughter as English. They add that they work with their daughter each evening in her English studies. The faulty reasoning on the part of the parents lies in

• the parents did not specify how much time per day they would be spending practicing English.

• the fact that speaking English is a skill that should be taught together with letter recognition and extended writing skills.

• the parents should be using the state approved knowledge and skills so that the English learned will be on grade level.

• the parents should promote the child's first language because L1 language skills transfer easily to L2 and it will not lead to confusion in the proper pronunciation of English.

Manuel is a recent arrival to the United States. He attended school in Costa Rica where he received some instruction in English as a foreign language. Manuel has basic oral and written skills. As his teacher assess his English language proficiency, she notices that Manuel is unable to answer a question about a picture of Pilgrims celebrating Thanksgiving. Manuel has difficulty answering this question because

• he applies rules from his own language to the comprehension exercise.

• he is not familiar with the culture.

• he is not motivated

• he has difficulty manipulating sentences to describing the picture.

Which ESL program in Texas requires content area teachers to use ESL strategies to deliver grade-level content standards in English so that students continue to improve their English language proficiency?

• Pull-out

• Dual-language

• Content-based ESL

• Maintenance bilingual

Ms. Phelps shares with an ESL support teacher that one of her ESL students is displaying disrespectful behavior. Ms. Phelps states that the student never looks at her when answering a question. Which response by the ESL support teacher would be most appropriate?

• suggesting that the teacher refer the student to the school counselor

• explaining that avoiding eye contact is a sign of respect in many cultures

• telling the teacher to ask the students to make direct eye contact when spoken to

• recommending that the teacher refrain from speaking to the student unless eye contact is made

An ESL teacher has a large population of ESL students who just arrived fro different countries. The ESL teacher is planning to host an orientation for the students and their families to help them understand the school's culture and protocols. In order to present useful information and facilitate understanding, the ESL teacher should first

• provide detailed information of the campus ESL program.

• ask students ti serve as interpreters for their families.

• organize discussion in groups based on the first language of the families.

• ensure that the information and materials are available in the families' native language.

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 vs. Board of Education of Topeka

• Castaneda vs. Pickard

• the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

• Plyler vs. Doe

Ms. Edwards, and ESL teacher, is concerned about the academic progress of her student, Angelika. Angelika is exhibiting minimal improvement in language proficiency. Ms. Edwards is preparing for a parent-teacher conference to discuss Angelika's performance. She has gathered work samples of Angelika's assignments to share with Angelika's parents. How should Ms. Edwards effectively communicate her concerns about Angelika's academic performance?

• "Based on Angelika's work samples, she is not showing progress in developing her language proficiency. Let's create a plan to assist Angelika."

• "Some of Angelika's work samples are incomplete homework assignments. What is being done at home to ensure Angelika is completing all of her work so that her language proficiency will improve?"

• I noticed Angelika's work samples are very different from the other students who have the same level of language proficiency. I have recommended her to be reevaluated."

• "After speaking with another teacher who reviewed Angelika's work samples, we have come to the conclusion that Angelika needs academic intervention to assist her in developing language proficiency."

Nichols ISD has a student populaton of 3 ELLs in second grade, 6 in first grade, 18 in fourth grade, and 2 at the kindergarten level. Which program is required for this population of students?

• English as a Second Language

• Bilingual Education or English as a Second Language

• Bilingual Education only

• Dual language instruction only

Mr. and Mrs. Gomez have decided to take their son out of the ESL program due to the fact that he is being pulled out from the science class to receive ESL instruction. Ms. Brown, the science teacher, just received her ESL endorsement. What should the principal do?

• Ask the parents to sign a parental denial form as soon as possible.

• Keep the student in the science class because the science teacher is ESL certified.

• Invite the student's parents to attend ESL classes in the evenings.

• Encourage the parents to talk with the counselor.