ELL Statistics
Approximately 4,730,000 foreign-born individuals reside in Texas, accounting for ___% of the state population.
Possible Answers: 2%, 10%, 17%, 25%
17%
This isn't just for the hearing impaired. If you're showing video content, turn this on.
Closed Captioning
Often, public schools in ____ do not invite families to teach academics, partner with the teacher, or provide information on their learning like they do in the US.
Latin America
This is another way of saying to increase your understanding of who your students are, their backgrounds and educational experiences.
Know Your Students
Communicated
The growth rate of the immigrant population in Texas slowed from 90 percent from 1990-2000 to ___% from 2000-2020. Nevertheless, this growth rate is higher than that of the US immigrant population.
Possible Answers: 63%, 50%, 45%, 20%
63%
In Google Docs, this provides students with voice-to-text options that can help learners who have some oral language but struggle with spelling and writing.
Voice Typing
In Latin America, people use this term to mean a visible or medical disability. Learning deficits that are not immediately obvious may not be considered disabilities.
Disability
To understand more about the students' families and their needs is key. When ELs have siblings to care for afterschool, completing homework will not be priority.
Be aware of their social and emotional needs
Teachers should teach students to ______ for themselves. This could be for tutorials, retesting, grades, etc
Self-Advocate
In Texas, ___% of children in low-income families had one or more foreign-born parents, which is higher than the share of low-income children nationally.
Possible Answers: 55%, 44%, 25%, 20%
44%
A teacher can ____ ____ of what students can say if they're called on and aren't sure how to respond. An anchor chart with sentence stems is also helpful.
Offer choices
Some immigrant families may have mixed immigration status, meaning that not all family members are documented ____. Family members may feel uneasy about filling out paperwork.
US Citizens
These are the four domains of language acquisition that need to be equally exercised across content areas daily.
Speaking, Writing, Reading & Listening
Teachers should ask their administrators to use this during important assemblies for all parents to understand the big idea.
Visuals
Home languages spoken by Texas ELs consist of Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, English, Urdu, and Mandarin. Of these languages, ____% are Spanish home language.
Possible Answers: 99%, 90%, 75%, 60%
90%
To reinforce communication, teachers should do this when speaking aloud. We need to ensure that the sounds coming out of our mouth create a mental image or concept in our listener's mind.
Add Gestures
Many families work multiple jobs to make ends meet. When an ELL student returns home from school, this may not be the first thing on their mind. Instead, cooking, cleaning or childcare may take priority.
Homework
The word "plot" of land in geography class versus the "plot" in a literature class is different. Teachers must do this in order to successfully teach their content vocabulary.
Know the language of your content
Teachers should request that ELLs be placed with teachers that do this for them.
Support
Dallas ISD holds the highest percentage of EL students in their district with ____%. Close behind is Aldine ISD with 34%.
Possible Answers: 60%, 50%, 44%, 36%
44%
A teacher should do this when difficult words appear in instruction. You can also use Google Image search to help students visualize what your words refer to and share the images.
Draw Pictures
Families which live in different areas of Central America have different cultural upbringings, values, attitudes and backgrounds and use different _____.
Languages
Teachers should do this amongst other teachers who may teach ELs. Other educators, novice and veteran, may have suggestions and resources that support English language development.
Collaborate to Celebrate
Teachers should discuss during their PLCs of activities that foster _____ for all students.
Inclusion