True & False
Chinese is the second most spoken language in the US.
False, Spanish is the second most spoken language after English in the US.
ELL students learn in a regular classroom but leave for a short period each day or week to receive specialized ELL instruction or tutoring.
Pull-out programs
a Supreme Court case brought on behalf of Chinese American students living in San Francisco.
Lau v. Nichols
One-way communication. Message sent.
Communication
Entering, Beginning, Developing, Expanding, Bridging, & Reaching
English Language Proficiency Levels
English is the official language of the US.
False, there is no official language in the US.
ELL students attend an ELL class, which may be an elective class or serve as their language arts course.
ELL as a class period
Outlined that all school district programs for ELLs that receive federal funding must meet three criteria.
Castañeda v. Pickard
Conversation
Forcing ELLs into immersion in English-only education.
Sink or Swim
Many ELL students do struggle to learn English
True
Teachers teach the standard class or curriculum, which is modified to accommodate ELL students. All the students in the class are ELL students.
Sheltered English
The Supreme Court ruled that school districts must educate students regardless of their immigration status.
Plyler v. Doe
Thinking, Planning, making decisions.
Collaboration
Simplified instruction, Wait time, & Slower rate of speech
Instructional Strategies for ELLs
English never change.
False, English and other languages evolve over time, influenced by a younger culture and multicultural contacts.
ELLs all speak the same native language, and the teacher speaks both the native language and English.
Bilingual education
The Supreme Court ruled in the students’ favor, guaranteeing the rights of English language–learning students.
Lau v. Nichols
Joint activity, making, doing.
Co-creation
Social English – develops within two years
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)
Multilingualism is associated with “immigrant status” which is inferior.
True
The class is made up of 50% native English–speaking and 50% minority language.
Two-way bilingual education
1982
Plyler v. Doe
Language is more than just communication, it is the primary method by which we do things together. It is the accumulation of shared meaning of common ground.
Language
Academic English - takes 5-7 years; sometimes longer
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)