Conditions for Language
How many Essential Conditions are there for language learning?
There are 5 Essential Conditions.
What does TBE stand for?
Who are the students and who teaches that class format?
Transitional Bilingual Education
Bilingual students of the same language, the teacher must be bilingual - with that language.
How many Standards are identified in WIDA?
5
What does Neurophysiological mean for language learning?
is the software of the brain that 2nd Language acquisition is facilitated by
Students L1 development and and foundation
What does TPI mean?
Who can be in that classroom?
Who teaches?
Transitional Program of Instruction
Schools with 19 or less ELs who speak another home language other than English. A monolingual English speaker can be in the classroom.
EL teacher. Does not need to speak the same language.
What are the 5 standards identified in WIDA?
1. Social and Instructional Language
2. Language of English Language Arts
3. Language of Math
4. Language of Science
5. Language of Social Studies
How does motivation impact language learning?
Interesting activities
Goals are positive - it's worth the struggle
games, interactive, hands on, recognition
What does HLS stand for? What is it?
Home Language Survey
A language survey given at enrollment to determine if the student should be evaluated in English proficiency.
What are the 4 domains WIDA identifies for language?
List them in the order they "usually" develop.
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
L1 Relatedness to L2 and students' L1 Oracy and Literacy Skills are which type of conditions for learning?
Essential, Beneficial or Challenging?
Beneficial conditions
According to rules and regulation, what should happen if there are 22 students in a school that speak the same language?
The school must hire a bilingual teacher of that language and place students in that classroom for TBE.
What are the 4 Key uses of language that WIDA Identifies?
Argue
Narrate
Inform
Explain
What is a condition teachers can establish/ create in the classroom to promote language learning?
Any of the following would be acceptable.
- Read to, with the student
- teach cognates
- create safe learning environment
- know your student
- be explicit in expectations
- model, offer feedback
- interact with the student
- scaffold, support with comprehensible input
What is the Exit Criteria for students to not require language services?
WIDA - Composite score of 4.8
Any of the three will be acceptable: