Acronyms
What does E.S.O.L. stand for?
English to Speakers of Other Languages
True or False? ESOL is part of the special education program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
False Having a native or home language other than English is a difference, not a disability.
According to WIDA, how many levels of English language development are there?
six 1-Entering, 2-Emerging, 3-Developing, 4-Expanding, 5-Bridging, 6-Reaching
What is the purpose of the ACCESS test?
1. to giive information about English learners' current level of English language development including strengths and weaknesses 2. To identify when students may be ready to exit the ESOL program"?
Which is the best strategy for increasing English learners' academic speaking skills? A) partner or group work B) bilingual dictionaries C) read questions aloud to the students D) graphic organizers
A) partner or group work
What is the correct current acronym for a student in the ESOL program in Florida? A) ELS B) IEP C) LEP D) ELL
A) ELL- English language learner
True or False? An ELL student cannot have been born in the United States.
False
What assessment is given annually to measure English learners' academic language development and proficiency?
ACCESS for ELLs
What is the minimum ACCESS score needed to exit the ESOL program?
In Florida, a student must achieve a minimum composite score of 4.0 on the ACCESS for ELLs assessment to exit the ESOL program
What is the best way to elicit more elaborate responses from students during questioning by the teacher? A) punish students for answers that are too short or too general B) increase wait time before responding to the student C) ask the same question every day D) translate the question into the student's native language
B) increase wait time before responding to the student
What is the W-APT (for KG) or WIDA Screener
The placement test that determines if a student with a native or home language other than English is in need of English language support through the ESOL program
True or False? English learners who learned to read only in English have better literacy skills than those who learned to read in their native language before learning to read in English.
False-- Research shows that students who learn to read in their native language acquire grade level literacy in English faster than English learners without native language literacy.
What is the kind of language in WIDA English language Development Standard 1? A) Language of Language Arts B) Social and Instructional Language C) Language of Math D) Language of Science
Social and Instructional Language
On the ACCESS for ELLs assessment, all four domains are used together to determine a student’s overall English proficiency:
What parts of the ACCESS test count the most?
They all count equally
What policy came out of the U.S. Supreme Court case Lau v. Nichols (1974)?
What is ELP?
It stands for English Language Proficiency.
True or False? ESOL students are held accountable for meeting the same content standards as native speakers of English.
True
English learners must be taught the same standards without them being "watered down." The standards must be made accessible through effective accommodations, scaffolding, and strategies.
According to WIDA, what are the three levels of academic language? A) easy, medium, and hard B) beginner, intermediate, and advanced C) general, specific, and technical
general language, specific language, and technical language
In what location can English learners' ACCESS scores be found?
FOCUS Teacher Portal and/or Performance Matters (Eduphoria/Assessment platform used by the district)
What resource is designed to help provide realistic expectations of what tasks students are capable of doing with support and to guide teachers in differentiating tasks for English learners?
Can-Do Descriptors
The WIDA Can Do Descriptors are instructional resources that describe what English Learners (ELs) are typically able to do at different proficiency levels (1–6) in:
__________________ is the name of a consortium of 40+ states dedicated to helping English learners succeed academically by creating standards, assessments, and resources.
What is WIDA?
True or False? Florida educates the 20th highest number of ELs in the nation.
False. Florida typically ranks in the top 5 states for total number of English Learners.
What is the "Push-in" model of delivery of academic content?
EL students remain in their core academic class (language arts, math, science, social studies) where they receive content instruction from their content area teacher along with targeted language instruction from an ESOL teacher.
What are the four domains (parts) of the ACCESS test?
listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Which of these is the classroom teacher's most important role in teaching English learners? A) correcting errors when students speak or write B) teaching American culture C) providing students with opportunities to listen to, speak, read, and write academic language of the content areas D) helping students memorize lists of vocabulary words
C) providing students with opportunities to listen to, speak, read, and write academic language of the content areas