Question 1
Use the following information to answer items 6 and 7.A middle school science teacher is
reading a set of student lab reports. The following sentence is in Remi's report: I knew that
if I just had too more minutes, I could of finished.:In response to the last report item,
"Explain your major understandings about lab procedures in completing this experiment,"
Remi writes: You should never feel bad just cuz u didn't finish.Which of the following
feedback strategies should the teacher use to help Remi understand how to present his
content-area knowledge in completing the science experiment report?
A. The teacher should mark an X through cuz and u and write "misspelled" in the margin.
B. The teacher should use Remi's sentence in the next day's Daily Oral Language exercise and
have students try to correct the sentence.
C. The teacher should affirm the learner's frustration over not completing the experiment,
explaining
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) The correct response is C. The item stem focuses on feedback so the response should
demonstrate an appropriate feedback strategy. Response C shows the teacher providing
affective support to the student and explaining how to improve next time. Response C
shows the teacher using feedback to promote the learner's achievement.
Response A is incorrect because, technically, the words are not misspelled; instead, the
use of cuz and u shows a mix up of registers.
Response B is incorrect because using the student's incorrect forms in a Daily Oral
Language exercise does not help the learner understand how to integrate science-related
terms into future experiments.
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, Response D is incorrect because it reflects a failure to recognize the interrelatedness of
literacy and content-area knowledge.
Competency 007: Assessment in ESL contexts
Question 2
Which THREE of the following conditions explain how students in Texas are identified as
LEP/EL students?
CORRECT ANSWER
A. The student does not meet English proficiency requirements as indicated by the state-
approved English language proficiency test.
C. The parents provide written approval for entry into the recommended language
program.
D. The home language survey indicates that a language other than English is the primary
language.
(A,C,D) Responses A, C, and D correctly reflect some of the state-mandated processes for
the admission of ELs into ESL programs. Response A correctly references the state-
approved test used to determine students' English proficiency levels. Response C
correctly cites the need for parental approval for students to be placed in language
programs. Response D correctly references the home language survey administered to all
students upon entry to a Texas public school. Response B is incorrect because
assessments about a student's English proficiency are based on the state-approved
language exam. Response E is incorrect because prior educational experiences are not a
requirement for entering a Texas public school. Response F is incorrect because the
student's LEP status is determined by the home language survey and the results of the
language proficiency exam.Competency 007: Assessment in ESL contexts
Question 3
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, A 5th-grade teacher's class includes beginning and intermediate ESL students. The teacher
has students keep a section in their writing notebooks to jot down words that they
encounter in their independent reading. The teacher calls these "Wow Words." There are
only three "rules" for Wow Words: (1) jot down new words that you want to learn; (2) jot
down words you already know but have never used and you want to use in your writing or
speech; (3) jot down the sentence in which you found the word. This activity focuses on
which of the following areas of language?
Question 4
A. Phonology
B. Lexicon
C. Morphology
D. Pragmatics
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) The correct response is B. The Wow Words activity is designed to build up students'
repertoire of words, which is their lexicon.
Response A is incorrect because the activity does not focus on the sounds or spelling.
Response C is incorrect because the activity does not focus on segmenting the word into
syllables or roots or affixes.
Response D is incorrect because the activity does not include using the new words to
modulate intention and outcome in an utterance, which is the focus of pragmatics.
Competency 001: Linguistic knowledge
Question 5
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Use the following information to answer items 6 and 7.A middle school science teacher is
reading a set of student lab reports. The following sentence is in Remi's report: I knew that
if I just had too more minutes, I could of finished.:In response to the last report item,
"Explain your major understandings about lab procedures in completing this experiment,"
Remi writes: You should never feel bad just cuz u didn't finish.Which of the following
feedback strategies should the teacher use to help Remi understand how to present his
content-area knowledge in completing the science experiment report?
A. The teacher should mark an X through cuz and u and write "misspelled" in the margin.
B. The teacher should use Remi's sentence in the next day's Daily Oral Language exercise and
have students try to correct the sentence.
C. The teacher should affirm the learner's frustration over not completing the experiment,
explaining
CORRECT ANSWER
(C) The correct response is C. The item stem focuses on feedback so the response should
demonstrate an appropriate feedback strategy. Response C shows the teacher providing
affective support to the student and explaining how to improve next time. Response C
shows the teacher using feedback to promote the learner's achievement.
Response A is incorrect because, technically, the words are not misspelled; instead, the
use of cuz and u shows a mix up of registers.
Response B is incorrect because using the student's incorrect forms in a Daily Oral
Language exercise does not help the learner understand how to integrate science-related
terms into future experiments.
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, Response D is incorrect because it reflects a failure to recognize the interrelatedness of
literacy and content-area knowledge.
Competency 007: Assessment in ESL contexts
Question 2
Which THREE of the following conditions explain how students in Texas are identified as
LEP/EL students?
CORRECT ANSWER
A. The student does not meet English proficiency requirements as indicated by the state-
approved English language proficiency test.
C. The parents provide written approval for entry into the recommended language
program.
D. The home language survey indicates that a language other than English is the primary
language.
(A,C,D) Responses A, C, and D correctly reflect some of the state-mandated processes for
the admission of ELs into ESL programs. Response A correctly references the state-
approved test used to determine students' English proficiency levels. Response C
correctly cites the need for parental approval for students to be placed in language
programs. Response D correctly references the home language survey administered to all
students upon entry to a Texas public school. Response B is incorrect because
assessments about a student's English proficiency are based on the state-approved
language exam. Response E is incorrect because prior educational experiences are not a
requirement for entering a Texas public school. Response F is incorrect because the
student's LEP status is determined by the home language survey and the results of the
language proficiency exam.Competency 007: Assessment in ESL contexts
Question 3
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, A 5th-grade teacher's class includes beginning and intermediate ESL students. The teacher
has students keep a section in their writing notebooks to jot down words that they
encounter in their independent reading. The teacher calls these "Wow Words." There are
only three "rules" for Wow Words: (1) jot down new words that you want to learn; (2) jot
down words you already know but have never used and you want to use in your writing or
speech; (3) jot down the sentence in which you found the word. This activity focuses on
which of the following areas of language?
Question 4
A. Phonology
B. Lexicon
C. Morphology
D. Pragmatics
CORRECT ANSWER
(B) The correct response is B. The Wow Words activity is designed to build up students'
repertoire of words, which is their lexicon.
Response A is incorrect because the activity does not focus on the sounds or spelling.
Response C is incorrect because the activity does not focus on segmenting the word into
syllables or roots or affixes.
Response D is incorrect because the activity does not include using the new words to
modulate intention and outcome in an utterance, which is the focus of pragmatics.
Competency 001: Linguistic knowledge
Question 5
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