CLAD Language Policy and Legal Frameworks 2

Question 1

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states must set English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards that are aligned with:

Accepted Answer

The state's own academic content standards in English language arts and other subjects

Answer

ESSA requires ELP standards to be aligned with state academic content standards so that language development directly supports students' ability to access and achieve in core academic subjects.

Question 2

California's Proposition 227 (1998) significantly changed ELL instruction by primarily requiring:

Accepted Answer

Placement of most ELL students in structured English immersion for approximately one year before mainstreaming

Answer

Proposition 227 replaced bilingual education as the default with structured English immersion (SEI), placing ELL students in English-only classes for about a year before transitioning them to mainstream classrooms.

Question 3

The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was a landmark piece of legislation primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Was the first federal legislation to acknowledge and fund programs addressing the needs of language minority students

Answer

As Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was the first federal recognition of language minority students' needs, providing discretionary grants though not mandating any specific approach.

Question 4

According to OCR guidelines, the process for identifying ELL students who need language support services must begin with:

Accepted Answer

A home language survey administered at enrollment, followed by a formal English proficiency assessment

Answer

OCR guidelines require schools to administer a home language survey upon enrollment to identify students who may need assessment, followed by a validated English proficiency assessment to determine eligibility for services.

Question 5

Title III of NCLB's Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) required districts to show annual progress in:

Accepted Answer

English language proficiency gains and the percentage of students attaining full English proficiency

Answer

AMAOs required districts to demonstrate that ELL students were making progress toward English proficiency each year and that an adequate percentage were achieving full proficiency within reasonable time frames.

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CLAD Language Policy and Legal Frameworks 2