Domain II—ESL Instruction and Assessment

It is most important for a teacher who provides content instruction to ESL students to do which of the following?

• 1. Expect the ESL students to remain academically behind their peers

• 1. Discourage ESL students from using nonstandard English

• 1. Provide lower-level content instructional materials to the ESL students

• 1. Incorporate content materials that are culturally relevant to the ESL students

Kenny, an ELL, writes the following statement in his journal.

“My friend, which I met at college, comes from San Marcos, who is located near San Antonio, Texas.”

Based on the statement, Kenny will most benefit from further instruction in

• 1. relative pronouns.

• 1. possessive pronouns.

• 1. reflexive pronouns.

• 1. indefinite pronouns.

Mr. Sato a middle school science teacher, sees that the ELLs in his class are having difficulty understanding a new unit about volcanoes. Which TWO of the following will be the most effective strategies to help his students understand the content?

• 1. Asking the students to write down what they know about the day's topic at the beginning of the class

• 1. Giving students an English dictionary so they can write definitions of key vocabulary before each lesson

• 1. Pairing an ELL with a native English speaker so students can read the text together

• 1. Having students preread selections at home prior to each lesson or activity

• 1. Showing a short video clip about the day's topic at the start of the class

An ESL teacher works with a class of ELLs who read with various levels of proficiency. To assist with students’ independent reading, the teacher assigns individual reading assignments on computers. Which of the following statements describes the most important benefit of utilizing technology in reading instruction?

• 1. Students receive immediate feedback on their reading performance.

• 1. Students have access to a wider range of reading genres.

• 1. Students have more opportunities to increase their vocabulary development.

• 1. Students will develop a greater appreciation of literature.

Hanh, a Vietnamese student, has been in the United States for eighteen months. She is progressing in her schoolwork, but she rarely speaks to her classmates or teachers. Which of the following is the best action for the teacher to take to help increase Hanh’s oral proficiency in English?

• 1. Partnering Hanh with an English-speaking peer during oral discussions and presentations

• 1. Incorporating daily lessons on social interactions that include role-playing

• 1. Providing Hanh with a list of common phrases in English for her to memorize and practice

• 1. Providing individual social lessons for Hanh to practice speaking until she is comfortable

Which of the following is the best strategy to help ELLs when having phonetic struggles?

• 1. Presenting small group lessons on digraphs, consonant blends, and vowel sounds

• 1. Focusing on context clues and word structure analysis during read-alouds

• 1. Integrating activities with high-frequency words into learning centers

• 1. Modeling think-aloud strategies during guided reading

A non-English-speaking student from Portugal has just enrolled in middle school in a small rural district with few ELLs. There is one ESL teacher who travels between the elementary school, middle school, and high school. Which of the following suggestions will best help the school accommodate the new student?

• 1. Giving English-Portuguese dictionaries to the teachers who will have the student in their class

• 1. Requiring a parent to accompany the student to class until the student adjusts to the school routine

• 1. Hiring a bilingual aide to translate class content

• 1. Arranging volunteer buddies in each class to help the student throughout the school day

Which of the following activities will best help develop the oral language proficiency of elementary ESL students?

• 1. Providing wordless picture books for the students to narrate

• 1. Having students chant a poem after teacher modeling

• 1. Preparing a listening center for students to listen to audio books

• 1. Encouraging students to record themselves reading a story

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the transfer of literacy knowledge and skills from L1 to L2?

• 1. Literacy instruction should be confined to L1 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and L2

• 1. Literacy instruction should be confined to L2 to prevent negative transfer between L1 and L2

• 1. Literacy experiences developed in L1 with native language scaffolding have a positive impact on literacy development in L2

• 1. Literacy experiences developed in L1 through home reading activities have a negative impact on literacy development in L2

A fifth-grade teacher is using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model in a science class with both ELLs and native English speakers. Which THREE of the following practices should the teacher incorporate to be consistent with the SIOP Model for instruction?

• 1. Using explicit instruction in vocabulary

• 1. Requiring that most classwork be done independently

• 1. Providing clarification in the first language

• 1. Intertwining content and language goals in lessons