ESL Basic Knowledge
The 40 page letter or document published in January, 2015 which outlines state and local school division responsibilities to English Learners is called________________
What is the Dear Colleague Letter.
Lowering the ________ __________ in a classroom or instructional setting makes it safe and comfortable for learners to take risks and grow.
What is Affective Filter.
By law, school divisions must avoid unnecessary ___________ of English Learners.
What is segregation.
All families must fill out one of these documents when registering their student for school. It lets us know if the child has a language other than English spoken at home. It is called_______________.
What is the Home Language Survey.
Jim Cummins developed the theory of language learning (and culture) which describes we only see a piece of the picture on the surface for each student.
What is the Iceberg Theory.
One service model for English Learners where there is a lot of collaboration between teachers is called ____________________.
What is Co-teaching.
A student who has recently arrived in U.S. schools and is new to English is often referred to as a __________.
What is a Newcomer or a Newly Arrived EL.
Social or playground language that is learned first may be referred to by the acronym _____________.
What is BICS, (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills).
Supports that enable ELs to demonstrate their knowledge without complete reliance on language are known as___________.
What are scaffolds.
Making content and learning understandable in the ESL field is known as __________ ____________.
What is Comprehensible Input.
The acronym CALP stands for______________.
What is Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency.
Levels 1-6 for English Learners are called _______ __________.
What are proficiency levels.