ELL Supplemental exam 80 q\a.
A high school ESL teacher is preparing a presentation to give to teachers at his
school with the goal to eliminate some common misconceptions of English
language learners. Which of the following statements would he be likely to
include in his presentation? - Answer Students can transfer their learned skills
from L1 to L2.
Maria recently moved from Mexico and began schooling in the US. She has been
having trouble spelling words in English and is frustrated that one letter can have
so many possible sounds. What is the best way for her teacher to help Maria with
her phonetics? - Answer Provide her with model reading activities, specifically
readings containing high-frequency words.
,Which of the following is an example of a teacher adapting his instructional
practices to respond to English learners' different learning styles? - Answer a
teacher with a class of auditory learners who often gives lectures and tests
students using oral exams
Mr. Rodriguez always thinks aloud when solving problems in his class, and he
encourages learners to do the same when they are performing a difficult task. He
likes to pair students, have one student think aloud and the other student listen
and point out any errors in their thinking. He believes that this results in increased
student self-awareness during learning. What learning strategy is Mr. Rodriguez
using to promote student development? - Answer metacognition
A 15-year-old student recently moved to the US and has a beginner level of
English. He is motivated to improve as fast as possible and has asked the teacher
for recommended ways to continue improving his English outside of the
classroom. What should the teacher suggest? - Answer joining a sports team or
club where he can speak with native speakers
Mrs. Carter wants to assess her first-grade class's ability to identify individual
phonemes. Which type of assessment would allow her to compare her students'
skills to the grade level expectations? - Answer criterion-referenced
, A class contains students of diverse cultural backgrounds, English language levels,
and some students with disabilities. This is an example of a(an): - Answer
inclusion model.
Mr. Peters is using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model
with his sixth-grade math class, which contains four ELLs. What should Mr. Peters
do during the interaction phase? - Answer group students together with varied
English levels and content knowledge
Which of the following will best help ELLs with academic language development
while learning new content? - Answer Giving students opportunities to listen,
speak, read, and write about the content at their current level of English, while
gradually increasing complexity.
Technology, if used appropriately, can benefit ELLs. Which of the following
activities would be an effective use of technology in the classroom?
Select all answers that apply. - Answer Assign students individual reading
assignments on a personal computer; Assign students a research project and
allowing them to use the internet to collect information; Watch a video explaining
a concept learned in class.
A high school ESL teacher is preparing a presentation to give to teachers at his
school with the goal to eliminate some common misconceptions of English
language learners. Which of the following statements would he be likely to
include in his presentation? - Answer Students can transfer their learned skills
from L1 to L2.
Maria recently moved from Mexico and began schooling in the US. She has been
having trouble spelling words in English and is frustrated that one letter can have
so many possible sounds. What is the best way for her teacher to help Maria with
her phonetics? - Answer Provide her with model reading activities, specifically
readings containing high-frequency words.
,Which of the following is an example of a teacher adapting his instructional
practices to respond to English learners' different learning styles? - Answer a
teacher with a class of auditory learners who often gives lectures and tests
students using oral exams
Mr. Rodriguez always thinks aloud when solving problems in his class, and he
encourages learners to do the same when they are performing a difficult task. He
likes to pair students, have one student think aloud and the other student listen
and point out any errors in their thinking. He believes that this results in increased
student self-awareness during learning. What learning strategy is Mr. Rodriguez
using to promote student development? - Answer metacognition
A 15-year-old student recently moved to the US and has a beginner level of
English. He is motivated to improve as fast as possible and has asked the teacher
for recommended ways to continue improving his English outside of the
classroom. What should the teacher suggest? - Answer joining a sports team or
club where he can speak with native speakers
Mrs. Carter wants to assess her first-grade class's ability to identify individual
phonemes. Which type of assessment would allow her to compare her students'
skills to the grade level expectations? - Answer criterion-referenced
, A class contains students of diverse cultural backgrounds, English language levels,
and some students with disabilities. This is an example of a(an): - Answer
inclusion model.
Mr. Peters is using the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model
with his sixth-grade math class, which contains four ELLs. What should Mr. Peters
do during the interaction phase? - Answer group students together with varied
English levels and content knowledge
Which of the following will best help ELLs with academic language development
while learning new content? - Answer Giving students opportunities to listen,
speak, read, and write about the content at their current level of English, while
gradually increasing complexity.
Technology, if used appropriately, can benefit ELLs. Which of the following
activities would be an effective use of technology in the classroom?
Select all answers that apply. - Answer Assign students individual reading
assignments on a personal computer; Assign students a research project and
allowing them to use the internet to collect information; Watch a video explaining
a concept learned in class.
