Teaching English Language Learners Flashcards
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A Long-Term English Learner (LTEL) is typically defined as a student who:
Answer: Has been enrolled in US schools for 6 or more years without reaching reclassification
LTELs have been in US schools for 6+ years but have not met reclassification criteria, often showing gaps in academic language and literacy.
A teacher uses 'recasting' as a corrective feedback strategy. What does this involve?
Answer: Reformulating the student's incorrect utterance correctly without interrupting the conversation
Recasting embeds the correct form naturally into the conversational response, providing implicit corrective feedback without halting communication.
Which family engagement practice is most effective for parents of ELL students who have limited English proficiency?
Answer: Providing translated materials and offering interpretation services at school events
Providing translated communications and interpreters removes language barriers so ELL families can meaningfully participate in their children's education.
When reclassifying an ELL student as English proficient, schools typically consider which combination of criteria?
Answer: ELP assessment score, academic achievement, teacher evaluation, and parent input
Federal guidance recommends a multiple-measures approach to reclassification, including ELP scores, content achievement, teacher judgment, and parent consultation.
A student produces the sentence 'Yesterday I buyed a book.' This error is best described as:
Answer: Overgeneralization of the regular past tense rule to an irregular verb
Overgeneralization occurs when learners apply a learned rule (add -ed for past tense) to irregular verbs that do not follow the pattern.
Which approach is most consistent with culturally responsive teaching for ELL students?
Answer: Drawing on students' cultural knowledge and experiences as assets in instruction
Culturally responsive teaching treats students' languages and cultural backgrounds as strengths that enrich learning rather than deficits to overcome.
Which of the following scenarios represents appropriate differentiation for an ELL student at WIDA Proficiency Level 4 (Expanding)?
Answer: Offering graphic organizers and sentence starters for extended writing tasks
Level 4 students can handle complex language with scaffolds like graphic organizers and sentence starters, which support production without eliminating academic challenge.