NYSTCE ESOL CST EXAM COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS (2025)
|ALREADY PASSED!!
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - (ANSWER)Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Need to identify ELLs and have a language program.
Lau v. Nichols (1974) - (ANSWER)the failure of San Francisco schools to provide
English-language instruction to approximately 1,800 students of Chinese ancestry.
Need to provide a meaningful and supportive education. They increased English
Language Learners' access to educational programs by requiring that public school
districts have appropriate systems in place for identifying English Language
Learners, evaluating their English language skills, and providing them with
language support services.
Plyler v. Doe (1982) - (ANSWER)Texas legislator withheld education to legal
immigrants.
States can't deny education for illegal immigrants
NYSITELL - (ANSWER)NYS Identification Test for ELLs
Identification and placement test
,NYSELAT - (ANSWER)NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test
Taken every year to identify the level of language proficiency.
HLQ - (ANSWER)Home language questionnaire
Determining factor to get into an ENL course
Types of ENL Programs - (ANSWER)IE (integrated ENL that is content based)
Native Program (bilingual
Submersion (no support)
Sheltered Instruction (no integration into gen-ed) typically for entering/emerging
students
CR PART 154 - (ANSWER)Commissioners Regulations
Develop and submit a Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP) to meet the
educational needs of ELLs as well as submit data.
, B.F. Skinner (1957) - (ANSWER)Behaviorist Theory
Response to stimuli
Positive Reinforcement
Cons = overly simplistic
rewards are not clear
does not justify how early language is improvised
Chomsky - (ANSWER)Native Theorist
Children are born with a natural ability to acquire language
UG (Universal Grammar)
LAD (Language Acquisition Device)
Cons = fails to explain environmental factors
Vygotsky (1978) - (ANSWER)Social Interactionist (interpersonal communication)
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS (2025)
|ALREADY PASSED!!
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - (ANSWER)Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson.
Need to identify ELLs and have a language program.
Lau v. Nichols (1974) - (ANSWER)the failure of San Francisco schools to provide
English-language instruction to approximately 1,800 students of Chinese ancestry.
Need to provide a meaningful and supportive education. They increased English
Language Learners' access to educational programs by requiring that public school
districts have appropriate systems in place for identifying English Language
Learners, evaluating their English language skills, and providing them with
language support services.
Plyler v. Doe (1982) - (ANSWER)Texas legislator withheld education to legal
immigrants.
States can't deny education for illegal immigrants
NYSITELL - (ANSWER)NYS Identification Test for ELLs
Identification and placement test
,NYSELAT - (ANSWER)NYS English as a Second Language Achievement Test
Taken every year to identify the level of language proficiency.
HLQ - (ANSWER)Home language questionnaire
Determining factor to get into an ENL course
Types of ENL Programs - (ANSWER)IE (integrated ENL that is content based)
Native Program (bilingual
Submersion (no support)
Sheltered Instruction (no integration into gen-ed) typically for entering/emerging
students
CR PART 154 - (ANSWER)Commissioners Regulations
Develop and submit a Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP) to meet the
educational needs of ELLs as well as submit data.
, B.F. Skinner (1957) - (ANSWER)Behaviorist Theory
Response to stimuli
Positive Reinforcement
Cons = overly simplistic
rewards are not clear
does not justify how early language is improvised
Chomsky - (ANSWER)Native Theorist
Children are born with a natural ability to acquire language
UG (Universal Grammar)
LAD (Language Acquisition Device)
Cons = fails to explain environmental factors
Vygotsky (1978) - (ANSWER)Social Interactionist (interpersonal communication)
