TESOL Final Exam Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Graded A+

TESOL Final Exam Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Graded A+. Florida Consent Decree plaintiffs; defendants - Answer- League of United Latin American Citizens; State Board of Education, FL Purpose of Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Addresses the civil rights of English language learners. Equal access to all education programs Section I of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Identification and Assessment: 1. Definition of a LEP/ELL 2. Initial identification survey 3. Assessment to determine eligibility for appropriate services and funding 4. Programmatic assessment 5. Classification and re-classification 6. Post reclassification monitoring Section II of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Equal Access to Appropriate Programming: 1. Principle 2. State Approval of Appropriate District Instructional Programming for LEP Students 3. Basic ESOL instruction 4. ESOL and Home language instructional strategies in basic subject areas 5. Parental involvement Section III of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Equal Access to Appropriate Categorical and other Programs for ELL Students: 1. Categorical programs 2. Equal access for immigrant students 3. Home-school communication 4. Discipline Section IV of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Personnel: 1. ESOL endorsement 2. Timeline for Compliance 3. Stipulation Section V of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Monitoring Issues: 1. Program Compliance Monitoring 2. Complaints Section VI of the Florida Consent Decree - Answer- Outcome measures: 1. Equal access 2. Program effectiveness Pyler v. Doe - Answer- All people regardless of immigration status and whether or not they are legal aliens, are guaranteed due process of law. Issue #3 Lau v. Nichols - Answer- Students should not be expected to have basic English skills before they receive instruction, nor should they be denied instruction or given the same materials and resources as English speaking students- that is not "equal treatment". Issue #2,3 Castaneda v. Pickard - Answer- Defined adequate instruction: 1. Based on sound educational theory 2. Adequate resources and personnel 3. Adequately monitors the effectiveness of the program and modifies the program as necessary. Issue #2,3,4,5,6 Florida Educational Equity Act - Answer- Any public class, program, service, etc. that receives financial assistance from the state will be available to all students regardless of race, national origin, sex, handicap or marital status. Issue #3 Definition of a LEP/ELL - Answer- Difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or listening in English and gets in the way of learning; language other than English spoken at home; american indian or alaskan native; not born in US and native language is not English Initial identification survey - Answer- 1. Is a language other than English spoken at home? 2. Did the student have a first language other than English? 3. Does the student most frequently speak a language other than English? If yes to any, tested. If no to all, regular classroom Assessment process in FCD - Answer- 1. Survey- if yes to one or more questions, tested. If no, regular classroom. 2. Testing- K-3: English speaking and listening; 4-12: English speaking, listening, reading, writing. 3. Pass testing (score above the 32nd% on reading and writing) - regular classroom. Fail testing- LEP committee to determine a plan. Who does the LEP committee consist of? - Answer- Principal, guidance counselors, teacher, parents, etc- anyone who works with the child in the school All eligible students receive funding in the ESOL program for... - Answer- Up to 6 years Assessment is completed within... - Answewr- 4 Weeks Process once in the ESOL program - Answer- 1. LEP student is re-assessed annually to determine English proficiency 2. Pass- re-classification. Don't pass- stay in program Re-classification program - Answer- After exiting the ESOL program, students are reviewed at their first report card, semi-annually during first year after exiting, and at the end of the second year after exiting Adequate Instruction - Answer- 1. Based on sound educational theory 2. Adequate resources and personnel 3. Adequately monitors the effectiveness of the program and modifies the program as necessary Phonology - Answer- Study of sound systems that deals with pronunciation rules in a language. Issues for ELL's: children growing up in their first language environment have formed only the connections in the brain for their native sounds; contractions, "dropping" of sounds, and changing of sounds