Learning a Second Language GGC GCPS Training

In Lau v. Nichols, the Supreme Court found that...

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  ELs should learn through an immersion approach; sink or swim in the regular classroom.

• Same treatment does not represent equal or fair treatment; ELs are entitled to special supports.

• 
  ELs will only learn to read and write well if provided instruction in their home language.

• All ELs must provide documentation of legal status (citizen or resident).

Which of the following describes the WIDA-ACCESS test?

• It assesses grade level proficiency in reading and math.

• It assesses whether or not a child is ready to proceed to the next grade.

• It assesses ELs' developmental English proficiency in the domains of language.

• It determines whether or not an EL should take the Milestones or EOC test.

If a student does not have a social security #, the local public school can refuse registration.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a domain of language?

• thinking

• speaking

• listening

• reading

• writing

Which of the following is an example of translanguaging?

• Time for recreo! Let's go outside. Quiero jugar al escondite.

• My mom goed to the store yesterday.

• Let's eat in that restaurant called Taco Cabana tonight.

• 
  I see a flower pink in the garden.

Which of the following is NOT true about learning a second language?

• Learning another language will confuse children and delay development in both languages.

• Literacy in the first language should be fostered when possible.

• ELs should be permitted to use their home language in school.

• Most ELs develop receptive skills more rapidly than expressive skills.

How long does it take to develop academic proficiency in English?

• 4-7 years

• 1-2 years

• 8 years or more

Which of the following is NOT an evidence-based instructional scaffold for ELs?

• assigning a bilingual buddy to translate

• using word banks and vocabulary walls

• providing sentence stems and paragraph frames

• group students strategically (different groupings for specific lessons)

Teachers should avoid providing corrective feedback to ELs because it could harm their self-esteem and motivation.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a modification (not an allowable accommodation)?

• providing a bilingual dictionary

• extended time

• oral reading of passages

• reworded questions in simpler language