The Language Rich Classroom

Well-developed ESL programs take care of ALL the needs of ELLs?

• Yes

• No

The world of ELLs can only be understood by those with highly specialized linguistic training.

• Yes

• No

Teaching ELLs is really not different than plain old good teaching.

• Yes

• No

If an ELLs has a really good level of conversational fluency, could it be assumed that he/she has a good level of academic language?

• Yes

• No

How long does it approximately take for an ELL to acquire Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills?

• 5 years

• 2 years

• 7 years

• 3 years

How long does it approximately take for an ELL to acquire Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 7 years

• 5 years

Academic language is better acquired at ESL classes than it is at grade-level or content-area classrooms

• True

• False