Poor and minority students tend to have parents with low levels of education - correct answer True
The U.S education system has done an inadequate job
... [Show More] in providing educational opportunities to poor and minority students. - correct answer True
Native U.S.-born ELLs are ELLs who were born in the U.S. and are citizens. Not many ELLs fall into this category. - correct answer False
Additive bilingualism occurs when a student develops proficiency in a new language without losing his or her home language. - correct answer True
U.S.-born ELL's receive a substantial amount of exposure to English through radio, television, movies, video games, friends, older siblings, relatives, or other members of the community. - correct answer True
"English Proficiency" entails that a student has acquired the English they need to participate and achieve at school and in society. - correct answer True
Language Minority Students (LMS) are fluent in their native language but lack proficiency in English. - correct answer False
Immigration to the United States is occuring at rates similar to those of the early 1900s? - correct answer True
Educators who work with ELLs don't have to be aware of the linguistic diversity in their schools and communities for them to be able to teach properly. - correct answer False
U.S. born ELLs often do not have opportunities to fully develop their home language, especially in the area of literacy. - correct answer True
An ELP test is administered each year until the student reaches the proficient level. - correct answer True
Redesignation means the student no longer requires specialized language and content instruction and is considered ready to participate in mainstream classrooms. - correct answer True
Which of the following refers to the development of proficiency in a second language after proficiency has been developed in the first language? - correct answer Sequential Bilingualism
ELLs who frequently travel between the U.S and their home country are - correct answer Transnational ELLs
When working with ELLs, teachers should know the following about each student, except: - correct answer Citizenship status
Language majority refers to: - correct answer Students who speak the dominant societal language, standard English
10. How can cultural differences impact a student's academic success? - correct answer ELLs may experience a cultural and linguistic mismatch between their home and school language and culture.
16. Which one is the most frequently reported spoken by English Language Learners between 2009-2010? - correct answer Spanish [Show Less]