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Acronyms
Mandates
Supports for Students
Potpourri
100
ESL
What is the acronym for English as a Second Language
100
RETELL
What is the mandate that all core academic teachers be endorsed in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI)?
100
Trained content teachers use "sheltering" techniques to make content instruction accessible for ELLs
What is Sheltered English Immersion?
100
Ron Unz
Who was the California millionaire who supported the referendum on bilingual education?
200
SEI
What is the acronym for Sheltered English Immersion
200
Chapter 71A
What is the Massachusetts law mandating the use of English in instruction with ELLs?
200
Licensed specialist teachers directly teach English vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing.
What is ESL instruction?
200
2011
When did the US Justice Department cite Massachusetts for failing to provide adequate services to ELLs?
300
ELD
What is the acronym for English language development
300
Equal Educational Opportunities Act
What did Massachusetts violate in 2011?
300
90 minutes a day, 5 times a week
How much ESL instruction should students at levels 1-3 receive?
300
WIDA Consortium
What is the testing organization that Massachusetts has joined?
400
TBE
What is the acronym for Transitional Bilingual Education
400
WIDA-ACCESS
How did Massachusetts show that schools were monitoring ELL students' progress?
400
45 minutes a day
How much ESL instruction should ELL students at levels 3-5 receive?
400
64%
What is the graduation rate for ELLs in MA high schools?
500
45 minutes a day
How much ESL instruction should ELL students at ELD levels 3-5 receive?