WorksheetsReview Guidelines 1-3 (Academic Language for ELLs)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Besides oral language, another key aspect of academic language for English learners is:
phonemic awareness
phonics
reading fluency
vocabulary
Teachers should consider three categories when selecting words for instruction:
specialized terminology, curriculum-specific words, abstract words
content words, general academic terms, word parts
general vocabulary, high-frequency terms, word families
technical terms, tier 1 words, word roots
Which word part means "to break" or "to burst"?
port
mis
tele
rupt
Which set of words are general academic terms?
conflict, power, furthermore, compare
happiness, house, run, dog
osmosis, mitochondrion, ribosomes, cytoplasm
assertion, interpretation, methodology, phenomenon
Which strategies are not highly effective for teaching vocabulary to ELL students?
visuals, cognates
writing words multiple times, memorizing definitions
realia, gestures
TPR, word maps
Which strategy best helps ELLs learn new vocabulary?
Providing multiple opportunities to use the word in different contexts
Using the word in a sentence
Giving the translation of each word in the students' first language
Presenting new vocabulary in isolation
Which resource is least effective for long-term vocabulary retention for ELL students?
Flashcards with pictures and words
Contextualized reading passages
Google translate
Interactive language games
Extensive word practice is essential for ELL students because it…
supports language transfer
enhances writing skills
supports reading comprehension
All are correct.
During the 7-step vocabulary routine, what does the teacher or the student do?
Students memorize the definition
The teacher says the word and asks students to repeat it twice
Students spell out the word together
The teacher provides a student-friendly definition
Each student has a word card related to a study unit. They find another student with a related word and discuss the relationship between the words. What is this strategy called?
Content Links
7-step Routine
Word Sort
Think-Pair-Share
