CLAD SDAIE Models and Strategies 5

Question 1

Which practice BEST exemplifies the SDAIE principle of 'interaction' as a vehicle for language acquisition?

Accepted Answer

Structured academic controversy where students debate opposing positions using evidence

Answer

Structured academic controversy requires ELLs to produce and negotiate academic language in a purposeful, content-rich context.

Question 2

A teacher uses 'reciprocal teaching' during a history lesson. Which four strategies are students practicing?

Accepted Answer

Predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing

Answer

Reciprocal teaching develops metacognitive reading strategies through predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing in collaborative small groups.

Question 3

An ELL student at the early production stage is asked to write a paragraph about ecosystems. Which SDAIE scaffold is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A paragraph frame with sentence starters and a word bank

Answer

Paragraph frames with sentence starters and a word bank provide linguistic scaffolding that allows early production students to demonstrate content knowledge without being blocked by language demands.

Question 4

In assessing ELL progress within a SDAIE framework, which approach is MOST aligned with best practice?

Accepted Answer

Using multiple measures including performance tasks, observations, and portfolios

Answer

Multiple measures provide a fuller picture of ELL achievement and separate content knowledge from language proficiency, which is essential in SDAIE contexts.

Question 5

Which scenario BEST demonstrates 'bridging' in SDAIE instruction?

Accepted Answer

A teacher connects a math concept about symmetry to traditional patterns from students' cultural backgrounds

Answer

Bridging activates cultural and experiential prior knowledge to connect students' existing schemas to new academic content.

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CLAD SDAIE Models and Strategies 5