Language Development and Instruction Worksheet

What is one strategy to adapt instruction for ELs at different proficiency levels?

• Assign the same tasks to all students

• Use identical vocabulary lists

• Differentiate materials and provide visual supports

• Only use lecture-based instruction

How can teachers select appropriate materials for ELs?

• Choose only grade-level texts

• Select based on curriculum pacing

• Match materials to students’ language proficiency and background knowledge

• Use advanced texts to challenge students

How are CALLA and CALP related?

• CALLA focuses on basic communication, while CALP doesn’t

• CALLA supports academic language learning aligned with CALP skills

• CALLA is for beginners; CALP is for advanced learners

• CALLA eliminates the need for CALP

Which principle of Krashen’s Natural Approach supports second-language acquisition?

• Grammar must be explicitly taught first

• Learners need exposure to comprehensible input

• Language is acquired through translation

• Only written practice is effective

Which theorist is associated with the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

• Piaget

• Chomsky

• Vygotsky

• Skinner

What is the "silent period" in language development?

• When students refuse to participate

• When students need time to listen before speaking

• When students only read aloud

• When students return to L1 instruction

What is sheltered instruction?

• Using only native language to teach content

• Simplifying content without language support

• Integrating language and content instruction with supports

• Teaching grammar in isolation

What is a feature of a sheltered ESL class?

• Instruction is in the student's native language

• Content is delayed until English is mastered

• Language objectives are integrated with content objectives

• Students are grouped by age only

What is one benefit of dual-immersion programs?

• Students become fluent in only one language

• Students are immersed only in English

• Both ELs and native speakers become bilingual

• Instruction focuses on grammar drills

Which activity could teach ELs polite refusal or clarification strategies?

• Listening to podcasts

• Practicing scripted role-plays

• Reading silent texts

• Completing grammar worksheets