CLAD MCQ 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which error correction strategy is most effective during a communicative speaking activity for EL students?
- Immediately correcting every grammatical error
- Recasting — repeating the student's utterance in correct form without explicitly noting the error (Correct answer)
- Ignoring all errors to maintain fluency
- Requiring students to correct their own errors before continuing
Correct answer: Recasting — repeating the student's utterance in correct form without explicitly noting the error
Recasting provides implicit corrective feedback without interrupting communication or increasing the affective filter.
Question 2: A parent of an EL student communicates primarily in Spanish and has limited English proficiency. To ensure meaningful parental involvement, the school must:
- Provide information only in English as the official school language
- Offer translation and interpretation services for school communications (Correct answer)
- Recommend the parent take English classes before meetings
- Limit the parent's involvement to informal events only
Correct answer: Offer translation and interpretation services for school communications
Federal law requires schools to communicate with parents in a language they can understand to ensure meaningful participation.
Question 3: Which stage of the WIDA English Language Development Standards framework focuses on producing simple sentences and phrases?
- Entering
- Emerging
- Developing (Correct answer)
- Expanding
Correct answer: Developing
The Developing level (Level 3) is characterized by producing sentences and short paragraphs with increasing complexity.
Question 4: The practice of 'think-alouds' in literacy instruction is particularly beneficial for EL students because it:
- Reduces the amount of reading students must do
- Makes invisible comprehension strategies visible and explicit (Correct answer)
- Eliminates the need for vocabulary instruction
- Allows students to avoid grade-level texts
Correct answer: Makes invisible comprehension strategies visible and explicit
Think-alouds make expert reading processes transparent, helping EL students learn metacognitive strategies they may not transfer from L1.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes 'additive bilingualism'?
- The process of replacing the home language with English
- The development of a second language while maintaining and valuing the first (Correct answer)
- Adding more English vocabulary without grammar instruction
- Teaching two languages simultaneously without prioritizing either
Correct answer: The development of a second language while maintaining and valuing the first
Additive bilingualism views the second language as an addition to, not a replacement for, the first language.
Question 6: A teacher uses graphic organizers, sentence frames, and visual supports in a science lesson. These are examples of:
- Assessment accommodations for students with disabilities
- Linguistic scaffolds that make academic content accessible (Correct answer)
- Simplified curriculum that lowers academic standards
- Bilingual instructional methods requiring L1 use
Correct answer: Linguistic scaffolds that make academic content accessible
These are linguistic scaffolds that support EL students in accessing grade-level academic content while developing language.
Question 7: According to research on second language acquisition, which factor has the strongest positive impact on long-term EL achievement?
- Exclusive English immersion from day one
- Strong academic literacy development in the first language (Correct answer)
- Reducing content instruction to focus solely on English language skills
- Separating EL students from native English speakers for all instruction
Correct answer: Strong academic literacy development in the first language
Research consistently shows that strong L1 literacy transfers to L2 learning and predicts long-term academic success (Cummins' Common Underlying Proficiency).
CLAD MCQ 4
Which error correction strategy is most effective during a communicative speaking activity for EL students?