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term used to identify students whose first language is not
English
ELL, ESOL, ESL, LEP - ...ANSWER...✓✓ What does the
term English learner (EL) mean?
What are some other terms used to refer to these
students?
parents must be notified that their child has been
identified as an English learner within 30 days of the
beginning of the school year, and within 2 weeks for
students that enroll during any other time during the
school year - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Federal law requires that
parents be notified their child has been identified as an
English learner within what time period? (p. 12, Essential
Reading 1)
HOME LANGUAGE SURVEY is completed by the parents.
Questions include What language did your child first
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understand or speak? What language do you or others
use most often when speaking with your child? What
language does your child use most often when speaking
at home? What language does your child use most often
when speaking with other family members? What
language does your child use most often when speaking
with friends? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Describe one screening
tool commonly used as the first step to identify English
learners. What is it called? Who completes it? What are
some of the questions it includes? (p. 12, Essential
Reading 1)
ELP tests must assess the proficiency of students in all
four language domains (i.e., speaking, listening, reading,
and writing). After the student completes the assessment,
parents or guardians must receive in a timely manner
information about the student's ELP level and program
options, and an opportunity to opt out of the EL program
or particular EL services in the program. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ After a student is identified as a potential
EL, how are placement or screener tests used for further
evaluation? (p. 12, Essential Reading 2)
PRIMARY PURPOSE IS FUNDING AND IDENTIFICATION OF
EL LEARNERS
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to determine whether students are eligible for English
language instruction services - ...ANSWER...✓✓ What is
the purpose of Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act
or ESSA (2015) as it relates to the education for ELs. (p.
12, Essential Reading 2, Page 35)
Should parents decline disability-related services under
IDEA and Section 504, the SEA and LEA remain obligated
to provide appropriate language assistance services to
ELs. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ If a student is identified as EL and
is diagnosed with a disability but the parent declines
disability-related services, what is the school still
required to provide? (p. 14, Essential Reading 1, Page 2)
If parents opt out of specific EL programs and services,
but have consented to the provision of disability related
services, the LEA remains obligated to provide such
services as required in the IEP or Section 504 plan, and to
conduct ELP monitoring and/or provide language
assistance as appropriate (FAPE) - ...ANSWER...✓✓ If a
student is identified as EL and is diagnosed with a
disability but the parent opts out of the EL programs and
services, what is the school still required to provide? (p.
14, Essential Reading 1, Page 2)
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Be culturally and linguistically responsive. Consider
native literacy and language. Need more supports and
services to address their language needs. Other factors
including cultural bias, teacher misunderstanding of child
development across cultures, and lack of teacher
understanding of the second-language acquisition
process - ...ANSWER...✓✓ What are some ways we can
overcome the overidentification and under-identification
of ELs in special education? (p. 14, Essential Video)
a. Instruction focuses on providing ELs with opportunities
to engage in discipline-specific practices, which are
designed to build conceptual understanding and language
competence in tandem
b. Instruction leverages ELs' home language(s), cultural
assets, and prior knowledge
c. Standards-aligned instruction for ELs is rigorous,
grade-level appropriate, and provides deliberate and
appropriate scaffolds
d. Instruction moves ELs forward by taking into account
their English proficiency level(s) and prior schooling
experiences.
e. Instruction fosters ELs' autonomy by equipping them
with the strategies necessary to comprehend and use
language in a variety of academic settings