Foundations for Teaching
English Language
Learners | Study Guide,
Strategies & Exam Review
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, developmental bilingual program bilingual education for ELL students, who initially receive about 90% of
content-area instruction in their native language and 10% through sheltered
instruction. L1 decreases slowly as sheltered English instruction increases. also
referred to as maintenance late-exit bilingual education
dual language program variety of bilingual program models for ELL and English-proficient students
designed to help them become bilingual and biliterate. 50/50 and 90/10
models exist. also called two-way immersion
bilingual immersion programs for language minority students who are English dominant and native English
speakers who desire to become bilingual. starts 90-100% in non-English
language and eventually evens out to 50/50
heritage language program programs for language minority students to develop or maintain their heritage
language; includes bilingual programs for ELLs, foreign language classes
targeting native speakers, and community based/ after school programs
pull-out ESL a program model for ELLs in which students are placed in mainstream or
sheltered English immersion classrooms but are regularly pulled out of class
for ESL lessons taught by an ESL teacher
in-class ESL the classroom teacher is trained and certified to work with ELLs and provides
ESL instruction within the classroom
sheltered English immersion (SEI) a program model for Ells that combines ESL, sheltered content-area
instruction, and primary lang support. sometimes called structured English
immersion
newcomer program for beginning level ELL students who have been in the US for only 1 or 2 years.
provides intensive English instruction and may include some native lang
instruction and ample primary lang support
submersion the process of placing ELL students in a mainstream classroom where they do
not receive any ESL, sheltered content instruction, or primary language
support. aka "sink or swim."
additive program a situation in which a second language is eventually added to a student's native
language without replacing it
subtractive program a situation in which a second language eventually replaces a student's native
language
testing the administration of tests, singular instruments designed to systematically
measure a sample of a student's ability at one particular time
English Language
Learners | Study Guide,
Strategies & Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, developmental bilingual program bilingual education for ELL students, who initially receive about 90% of
content-area instruction in their native language and 10% through sheltered
instruction. L1 decreases slowly as sheltered English instruction increases. also
referred to as maintenance late-exit bilingual education
dual language program variety of bilingual program models for ELL and English-proficient students
designed to help them become bilingual and biliterate. 50/50 and 90/10
models exist. also called two-way immersion
bilingual immersion programs for language minority students who are English dominant and native English
speakers who desire to become bilingual. starts 90-100% in non-English
language and eventually evens out to 50/50
heritage language program programs for language minority students to develop or maintain their heritage
language; includes bilingual programs for ELLs, foreign language classes
targeting native speakers, and community based/ after school programs
pull-out ESL a program model for ELLs in which students are placed in mainstream or
sheltered English immersion classrooms but are regularly pulled out of class
for ESL lessons taught by an ESL teacher
in-class ESL the classroom teacher is trained and certified to work with ELLs and provides
ESL instruction within the classroom
sheltered English immersion (SEI) a program model for Ells that combines ESL, sheltered content-area
instruction, and primary lang support. sometimes called structured English
immersion
newcomer program for beginning level ELL students who have been in the US for only 1 or 2 years.
provides intensive English instruction and may include some native lang
instruction and ample primary lang support
submersion the process of placing ELL students in a mainstream classroom where they do
not receive any ESL, sheltered content instruction, or primary language
support. aka "sink or swim."
additive program a situation in which a second language is eventually added to a student's native
language without replacing it
subtractive program a situation in which a second language eventually replaces a student's native
language
testing the administration of tests, singular instruments designed to systematically
measure a sample of a student's ability at one particular time
