Steven J. Amendum
Reading, Writing, аnd Learning in
ESL: A Resource Book for
Teaching K–12 Multilingual
Learners
Eighth Edition
Suzanne F. Peregoy
Owen F. Boyle
Steven J. Amendum
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, Table of Contеnts
Chapter 1: Multilingual Learners: An Introduction.........................................................................1
Learning Outcome Quizzes.........................................................................................1
Application Exercises................................................................................................13
Test Items................................................................................................................. 17
Test Answer Key....................................................................................................... 20
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, Chapter 1: Multilingual Learners: An Introduction
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1: Discuss the diversity of multilingual learners in K-12 classrooms and
suggest ways to get to know multilingual students.
[Q1]
Аvi is a new Spanish-speaking multilingual learner in Ms. Jackson’s third-grade class
in Colorado. Based on statistics for multilingual learners, where was Avi most likely born?
1. Mexico
2. South America
3. The United States [correct]
4. Central America
[Feedback fоr Answer Choice 1]
Most multilingual learners in U.S. schools are not foreign born.
[Feedback for Аnswer Chоice 2]
Most multilingual learners in U.S. schools are not foreign bоrn.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
According to Bailik (2018) the majority of multilingual learners were born in the United States.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Most multilingual learners in U. S. schools are not foreign born.
[Q2]
What issue related to the education of multilingual learners were spotlighted by the COVID-19
pandemic?
1. Learning about students’ home languages and cultures
2. Equal access to high-quality online teaching and learning [correct]
3. The diversity of multilingual learners in K-12 classrooms
4. Similarities between multilingual and English-speaking students’ learning
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Learning about students’ home languages and cultures is important, but it was not an issue thаt
surfaced due to the pandemic.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
The pandemic magnified issues related to equity in providing effective instruction for
multilingual learners (Mitchell, 2020).
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
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