ESL 154 Competency 008

A new principal is rearranging classroom assignments due to space, he wants to put all of the bilingual classrooms into the portables to free up classrooms. The assistant superintendent advises against the change due to the outcome of which court case?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Meyer v. Nebraska

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Castañeda v. Pickard

The Bilingual/ ESL director provides a yearly update to the district's school board on the progress of the English learners in the language programs. The yearly update follows the decision of which court case?

• Lau v. Nichols

• Meyer v. Nebraska

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Castañeda v. Pickard

A school board discusses a local decision to charge students to attend classes if they can't provide their social security cards upon enrollment. This decision would violate the ruling from which court case?

• Plyler v. Doe

• Castañeda v. Pickard

• Lau vs. Nichols

• Brown v. Board of Education

Pluto ISD has recently had an influx of French-speaking English learners. In the cafeteria, Ms. Jones tells all of the ELs that they can only have conversations in English because she wants them to practice using more English. The beginner students don't speak English and are told they can't go to recess because they didn't follow the rules during lunch. This violates the____.

• Bilingual Education Act

• Civil Rights Act

• No Child Left Behind Act

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act

There are two language programs that are required by the state of Texas. Select the two required programs.

• Bilingual programs

• Two-way dual language

• ESL programs

• Early-exit transitional bilingual

Saturn ISD has a large number of ELs in the district, and more ELs move in on a regular basis. In order to support newly arrived ELs the district has a newcomer center, what are some qualities of a newcomer center?

• ELs can't remain in newcomer centers longer than 2yrs.

• Newcomer centers are a mandate for all TX districts with over 20,000 students.

• Newcomer centers focus on developing basic English for ELs.

• Newcomer centers usually support beginner and intermediate ELs.

At the beginning of the year, the ESL teacher is preparing to host an LPAC meeting to discuss his 9th grade students. What two topics might be items of conversation during the LPAC meeting?

• The best language program for the student.

• The parent's role in the student's schooling.

• The possibility of the student exiting the language program.

• The results of the student's language assessment tests.

The Bilingual/ ESL director is preparing for his annual EL language program presentation to the board, which of the below is NOT required to be in the presentation?

• The academic progress of ELs in their language of instruction.

• The number of ELs in special education and GT programs.

• The number of teachers and aides trained in approaches that support ELs.

• The number of students who have met reclassification as English proficient.

Castañeda v. Pickard court ruling was important because it established a three-part assessment for determining how programs would meet the needs of ELs. Which ONE of the below answers does NOT originate from an established criteria of the court case.

• A board presentation is made yearly, by Nov. 1st to provide information regarding the EL programs.

• Funding in the campus budget is set aside to buy resources to support the EL programs on campus.

• EL families must have access to translations when needed.

• Teachers are required to be ESL certified and trained on supporting ELs in the classroom.

In the sink or swim policies of the 1920's through the 1960's many ELs were forced to abandon their L1 and speak only English or be left behind in the education system. "Sink or swim" is an example of ___.

• assimilation

• sheltered instruction

• acculturation

• phonemic awareness