Strategies that are useful for directly teaching vocabulary include all but one of the following:
a. Present words in context
b. Have partners teach new vocabulary to each other.
c. Introduce a small number of important and useful words at a time
d. Provide practice opportunities such as creating a word bank
Ques. 2For students learning English, which of the following is true?
a. Students all go through predictable and sequential stages of language acquisition and at approximately the same rate.
b. The final stage of language acquisition is such that the student will have mastered BICS, but not CALPS.
c. It is easier to for students to master BICS than CALPS.
d. It may take 5-7 years for a student to acquire academic language proficiency.
Ques. 3Mr. Rouge is going to give an important mini-lecture on latitude and longitude to begin the geography unit. Which of the following strategies would work best to make what he presents understandable to the English language learners in his class?
a. Using active participation strategies
b. Having students work with partners
c. Pre-teaching key vocabulary
d. Providing students with an audio recording
Ques. 4Ms. Azul has noticed that Ivan easily chats in English with the other kids on the playground. What can she assume about his need for language support in science class?
a. She can assume that he will not need support.
b. She can assume that he will need some support.
c. She can assume that he will need a great deal of support.
d. She needs more information before she can decide.
Ques. 5Response to intervention emerged from multiple studies in which it was concluded that nearly every student can learn if provided with all but one of the following. Which one is it?
a. expert-driven instruction used in the general education classroom
b. differentiated instruction of strategies used in the general education classroom
c. specialized content area curriculum used in the general education classroom
d. scientifically validated curriculum used in the general education classroom
Ques. 6Which of the following statements about response to intervention is accurate?
a. it is a series of interventions designed to eliminate referrals to special education
b. it is on-going assessment in order to determine accurate diagnoses of students with challenges
c. it is three tiers of interventions designed to help students learn
d. it is a multi-faceted plan designed to promote success for all students
Ques. 7Which of the following best illustrates differentiated content?
a. some students, for the biography unit, choose to read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and others about Cesar Chavez
b. some students work on the multiplication facts just taught by doing flashcards with a partner and some by playing a computer game/tutorial
c. some students develop a skit showing what theyve learned about recycling and others develop a PowerPoint presentation.
d. none of the above