ESOL GACE PREP Session 2

Lau v. Nichols (U.S. Supreme Court, 1974) determined that ELLs must be given what right?

• To the same educational opportunities as all students

• To receive private tutoring until they are working at grade level or above

• To instruction that they have the skills to understand

• To unbiased, fair grading practices

1n 1981 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a 1978 federal ruling in the case of Castaneda v. Pickard. As a result, a three-pronged assessment was established to ensure that bilingual programs met requirements established by what act?

• No Child Left Behind (2001)

• Equal Educational Opportunities Act (1974)

• The Bilingual Language Act (1968)

• The Civil Rights Act (1964)

What 1982 Supreme Court case established for undocumented immigrant children the right to a free education?

• Plyer v. Doe; 14 amendment

• Lau v. Nichols

• Meyer v. Nebraska

• Castaneda v. Pickard

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) established:

• Title I

• No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

• That all students must be proficient in math and reading by 2014

• Race to the Top (RTT)

The No Child Left Behind Act Requires schools to:

• Include LEPs in some academic assessments

• Evaluate LEPs in their native language when possible

• Measure LEPs in math and reading once a year in grades 9-12

• Shows adequate yearly progress