A teacher says, "Students will compare two characters with a Venn diagram." This is an example of what kind of objective?
Content objective
ELL
English Language Learner
What is the name of the assessment that ELLs take to assess their English Language Proficiency?
ACCESS test
Each student learning English will learn and grow at their own pace.
True
A teacher connects a new science concept to students' experiences growing plants at home. Which SIOP feature is demonstrated?
ESL
English as a Second Language
Name the 4 domains of Language
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Writing
English Language Learner Teachers/Specialists do not get paid as much as Special Education or general education teachers.
False!
A multilingual learner understands a math concept, but cannot explain the reasoning in English. Name one strategy the teacher could use to help the student demonstrate understanding while developing academic language?
Visuals, sentence frames, structured partner discussion, language scaffold, etc.
MLL
Multilingual Learner
This is the name of the organization, with its origins in Wisconsin, that provides the framework for educating and supporting ELLs.
WIDA
Teachers should teach easier content to multilingual learners so they can understand the language.
False
Name 4 of the 8 features of the SIOP model.
Lesson Preparation
Building Background
Comprehensible Input
Strategies
Interaction
Practice and Application
Review and Assessment
TESOL
Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages
These two language domains are receptive language domains.
Listening and Reading
Every school has an educator who works solely with English Language Learners.
False
Students correctly complete the content task, but the teacher does not check whether they met the langauge objective. Which SIOP component is most directly weakened and what should the teacher do differently?
Review and Assessment
Assess both the content and language objectives, provide feedback, re-visit the objectives
SIOP
Sheltered Instruction Operational Protocol
This word describes when someone is discriminated against because of the language or variety of language they speak.
Linguicism
Students with a solid literacy foundation in their L1, will generally have an easier time learning English.
True