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Bilingual Education Pedagogy Flashcards

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  1. Which assessment approach is most appropriate for measuring a bilingual student's academic language proficiency in Spanish?

    Answer: Criterion-referenced academic language tasks aligned to grade-level content standards

    Criterion-referenced academic language assessments measure specific grade-level skills and content knowledge, accurately reflecting bilingual academic proficiency.

  2. Additive bilingualism, a goal of quality bilingual programs, means:

    Answer: Students develop a second language while maintaining and strengthening the first

    Additive bilingualism develops a new language as an enrichment without replacing the first language, leading to stronger outcomes than subtractive bilingualism.

  3. Which Texas assessment is used to determine the initial language classification of potential English learners in Texas schools?

    Answer: LPAC process including a home language survey and oral proficiency assessment

    The LPAC (Language Proficiency Assessment Committee) process uses the home language survey and oral language assessments to classify students as English learners.

  4. A bilingual teacher uses 'think-alouds' during Spanish reading instruction. What is the purpose of this strategy?

    Answer: To model the internal reading comprehension strategies proficient readers use

    Think-alouds make invisible comprehension processes visible by having the teacher verbalize their thinking while reading, modeling strategies students should internalize.

  5. What does the research on cross-linguistic transfer suggest for bilingual learners?

    Answer: Literacy and academic skills transfer across languages, supporting learning in both

    Cummins' common underlying proficiency model shows that academic skills, literacy strategies, and conceptual knowledge transfer across languages.

  6. In Texas, which entity is responsible for approving a school district's bilingual education program plan?

    Answer: The Texas Education Agency (TEA)

    The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees and approves bilingual education program plans in Texas school districts.