How many English Learners were enrolled in public schools in 2003?
100
The primary language used in American schools.
What is English?
100
From the time of the first settlers, language diversity has been ________ to the American experience.
What is central?
100
Besides English, this colonial language has survived robustly.
What is Spanish?
100
This bird is highly intelligent and has plumas negras.
What is a crow?
200
12.5%
What is the percentage of teachers that have received training for helping English Learners?
200
Teaching foreign languages in public schools was strictly forbidden after this global event.
What is World War I?
200
This government document makes no mention of English as our nation's language, yet is written in English.
What is the Constitution?
200
The four major colonial languages.
What are French, German, English, and Spanish?
200
This animal is gris, has grandes oreilles and has a long tronc.
What is an elephant?
300
18.7%
What is the percentage of ELL students who scored average or above on reading comprehension tests?
300
These two colonial tongues have become primarily "school languages" in America, and experience little actual use.
What are French and German?
300
The Vietnam War produced an influx of refugees to the United States from Vietnam, Laos, and this Southeast Asian Nation.
What is Cambodia?
300
The alphabet that, when shared by an immigrant's native language, allows for better native language retention.
What is the Latin alphabet?
300
This bloedzuigende pest is responsible for the spread of many diseases.
What is a mosquito?
400
27 percent
What percentage of teachers said they felt "very well prepared" to teach English Learners?
400
This automobile mogul founded a private school to teach English to his immigrant workforce.
Who is Henry Ford?
400
A strategy to improve understanding or _________ is using a student's native language with vocabulary.
What is comprehension?
400
This diverse set of languages was decimated by the Westward Expansion of the United States.
What are Native American languages?
400
This animal is known for its kiling and is often referred to as The Hari of the Gubat.
What is a lion?
500
In the case of approximately 55% of these languages, the remaining speakers are of advanced age. This implies that many of these languages are likely to disappear with the death of the current speakers.
What are Native American languages?
500
This former president insisted upon the teaching of English to the children of "hyphenated Americans" (e.g. Italian-Americans).
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
These language dialects used in the United States are a combination of French and other languages.
What are Creole and Cajun?
500
This group of languages belonged to the old settlers who predated the formation of the United States.