A person who challenged assessment and whose concerns led to formative assessment for ELLs.
Who is Lorraine Valdez-Pierce
100
This acronym stands for response to instruction and intervention.
What is RTII
100
This case established that specialized language programs
for ELLs were necessary for students to overcome language barriers.
What is Lau vs Nichols
100
This Phenomenon occurs when an ELL arives in The US and appears silent, depressed,exhausted, or cannot process information quickly.
What is Culture Shock or the silent period.
100
These tiers are intended to maximize student achievement and reduce behavior problems
What are the three tiers of RTII
200
This individual wrote five hypotheses within a theoretical model of language acquisition.
Who is Steven Krashen
200
This acronym stands for English Language Learner.
What is ELL
200
This act continues the movement to provide access to an equal and individualized education for students with disabilities.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
200
The majority of communication is non-verbal, it involves the values and beliefs that influence the way people think, act, and communicate.
What is deep culture.
200
These are definite stages that a second language learner must progress through before he/she becomes accustomed to a new culture.
What is the Stages of Acculturation
300
This Canadian cvoined the terms BICS, CALP, and CUP in an effort to qualify a student's language ability.
Who is Jim Cummins
300
This acronym stands for Basic Interpersonal communicative Strategies.
What is BICS
300
This act mandates that schools must meet Adequate Yearly Progress in order to receive federal funding in education.
What is No Child left Behind
300
This phenomenon occurs when a child no longer communicates in their L1 and is learning a L2 resulting in deficits in both languages.
What is subtractive bilingualism
300
These are annually assessed on the PSSA Assessments and must be included in an educator's lesson plans.
What are the Pennsylvania Academic Standards in reading, Mathematics, etc.
400
This Russian psychologist wrote a social development theory in which he contends that learning is a social act for children and that children learn best when instruction occurs within their developmental zone.
Who is Lev Vygotsy
400
This acronym stands for Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
What is CALP
400
This case established three criteria for programs serving Ells. (1) Based on sound educational theory (2) Implemented effectively with adequate resources (3) Evaluated and proven effective
What is Casenada vs Picard
400
The goal of this type of assessment is to measure the level of success at the end of an instructional measure of time or unit. Success is measured against some standard or benchmark.
What is summative or norm referenced assessment.
400
These standards establish performance model indicators for five levels of English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
What are The ELP Standards.
500
In the 1840s, this early American argued that common schooling in the US would create good citizens, unite society, and prevent crime and poverty.
What is Horace Mann
500
This acronym stands for Limited English Proficient
What is LEP
500
Every student must be educated in an environment that provides the most access to the general education setting while providing needed educational supports and services.
What is Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
500
This assessment is the gold standard for determining if an ELL has a learning disability.
What is the Bilingual Verbal Ability Test (BVAT)
500
This system is available as a wseb page and attempts to assist any educator within the commonwealth to find and write lesson plans aligned to standards.
What is the Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards Aligned System (PDESAS)