West Springfield Middle School 3.15.24

How many first languages are spoken by students at West Springfield Public Schools?

• 44

• 52

• 61

• 38

18.6% of Multilingual Learners at West Springfield Public Schools come from the following country:

• Afghanistan

• Haiti

• Ukraine

• Russia

SEI is an acronym for...

Multilingual Learners make up ___% of the entire student population of West Springfield Public Schools.

• 15.5

• 20.1

• 12.5

• 9.8

It is recommended by DESE that English Learners working at a beginner level of language proficiency should receive at least ____ minutes of direct ESL instruction per day.

• 45

• 60

• 90

• 120

ESL is an acronym for...

Students who opt-out of ESL services still are required to take the ACCESS test annually.

• True

• False

English Learners need to obtain an overall score of ____ and a literacy score of 3.9 on an ACCESS test in order to be reclassified as a Former English Learner (FEL).

• 3.9

• 5.0

• 4.2

• 4.7

How many years is a Former English Learner (FEL) monitored for?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Most theorists agree that it generally takes _____ years to develop Academic English.

• 2-3 years

• 4-5 years

• 5-7 years

• 9+