SLIFE
SLIFE stands for ____________
Students with limited or interrupted formal education
English Language Learner- Student with disability
Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was performed by this artist.
Define a “deficit mentality.”
Viewing someone or something that to be lacking in some sort of skill or virtue, rather than appreciating and amplifying the skills that they bring.
A student in ELL has a disability (True or False)
(False) Disabilities are not due to the fact that the student is not yet proficient in English
This 2015 Academy Awards Best Picture winner follows a team of Boston Globe reporters investigating the abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston
Spotlight
List at least two problems with the SLIFE label outlined by the author.
#1 - Deficit focus and potential for stigmatization
#2 - Operational definition for identification and placement purposes
#3 - Ambiguity for precise discourse and placement
What are the three laws set in place to protect ELL- SWDs?
Civil, Language Learning Education, Special Education Laws
Who is the King in the North?
What is one suggestion that the author provides to improve SLIFE?
Suggestion #1: Change how we phrase SLIFE - “children identified as SLIFE or “students experiencing cultural dissonance” (CD)
Suggestion #2: Provide something similar to a 504 plan for SLIFE; legally required
What student does the Civil Law protect?
All students including ELL-SWDs
The fall of society happened on January 19, 2025
The ban of TikTok
Which country is the author from. How does that shape their way of thinking around SLIFE?
Cuba. Has first hand knowledge and experience in how literacy can be used as a tool of repression.
Why was Transitional Bilingual Education set in place?
To support the learning of students who were not proficient in English by giving them access to the material in their native language while learning English.; as well as addressing drop out rates for these students.
Maine.