The following student with limited English proficiency will be most likely to develop competent ...

The following student with limited English proficiency will be most likely to develop competent academic English language skills:
 
  A) 8-year-old who only speaks Arabic at home.
  B) 5-year-old who speaks Mandarin.
  C) 10-year-old who speaks English at home and Romanian with extended relatives.
  D) 12-year-old who speaks English at home and Spanish with his friends.

Ques. 2

Making entitlement decisions without testing is possible for many disability categories, but is perhaps most difficult with
 
  A) specific learning disabilities.
  B) auditory disabilities.
  C) traumatic brain injuries.
  D) limited intellectual abilities.

Ques. 3

When students grow up in a home where two languages are spoken,
 
  A) they are usually competent in using both languages.
  B) their dominant language can be used for testing purposes.
  C) they will prefer to answer test questions in English.
  D) they may develop a hybrid language, borrowing a little from both languages.

Ques. 4

Appropriate administration of ability tests used in eligibility decisions should not assess
 
  A) cognitive skills.
  B) demographics.
  C) cultural knowledge.
  D) English language ability.

Ques. 5

To determine if a student with limited English proficiency has a speech and language impairment, assessors must
 
  A) have an English-speaking speech and language pathologist test the student.
  B) verify language problems in the student's primary language.
  C) first look for a cognitive disability and then worry about language impairments.
  D) realize that one should never test for a speech and language impairment-it's a language proficiency issue.

Ques. 6

The most common reason students with limited English proficiency are referred for special education services is
 
  A) oppositional behavior.
  B) failing grades in all subjects.
  C) lack of adequate progress in learning English.
  D) lack of attention and off-task behavior.

Ques. 7

A student will learn English as a second language more quickly if the
 
  A) child is in elementary school.
  B) native language is spoken at home.
  C) orthography of the languages is different.
  D) the student is in high school.