Essential Practices for Supporting Diverse
Learners - D169
Which requirements are included in Title III of ESSA? - ANSWER
1. Consistent methods to determine whether students are eligible for English
language instruction services
2. Options to assess ELs in their native language
3. Greater emphasis on parent and family communication
True or False? It is appropriate to place ELs in classrooms with students of
significantly different ages if their overall English proficiency levels are similar. -
ANSWER False. Placement of ELs should be tied to their age,
grade level, and ability to access grade-level content; as a result, they should not
be placed with significantly younger or older children who are learning different
grade-level content.
School districts typically administer a home language survey to families in order to
identify any students who may use other languages and should be tested to see
whether they are eligible for English language instruction services. Which question
might typically appear on a home language survey? - ANSWER
What is the language most often spoken by the student?
, True or False?
Title III requires that all ELs receive instruction in self-contained, EL-only
classrooms rather than in the general classroom. - ANSWER
False. Title III does not regulate how EL services must be provided, and students
can receive support in a variety of ways: self-contained, pullout, push-in, or co-
taught instruction.
Title III requires schools to report on the number of ELs receiving services and
their progress toward language: - ANSWER English proficiency
True or False. Dual language is another name for two-way immersion programs. -
ANSWER True. Dual language, or two-way immersion, is a type
of program model in which students receive content instruction in two languages
(such as English and Spanish). It is also sometimes called bilingual education.
Which characteristic might indicate a potential exceptionality in an eighth-grade
EL student who has recently arrived to the United States? - ANSWER
Student learned to read in his native country but has difficulty comprehending
text in both his native language and English.
Learners - D169
Which requirements are included in Title III of ESSA? - ANSWER
1. Consistent methods to determine whether students are eligible for English
language instruction services
2. Options to assess ELs in their native language
3. Greater emphasis on parent and family communication
True or False? It is appropriate to place ELs in classrooms with students of
significantly different ages if their overall English proficiency levels are similar. -
ANSWER False. Placement of ELs should be tied to their age,
grade level, and ability to access grade-level content; as a result, they should not
be placed with significantly younger or older children who are learning different
grade-level content.
School districts typically administer a home language survey to families in order to
identify any students who may use other languages and should be tested to see
whether they are eligible for English language instruction services. Which question
might typically appear on a home language survey? - ANSWER
What is the language most often spoken by the student?
, True or False?
Title III requires that all ELs receive instruction in self-contained, EL-only
classrooms rather than in the general classroom. - ANSWER
False. Title III does not regulate how EL services must be provided, and students
can receive support in a variety of ways: self-contained, pullout, push-in, or co-
taught instruction.
Title III requires schools to report on the number of ELs receiving services and
their progress toward language: - ANSWER English proficiency
True or False. Dual language is another name for two-way immersion programs. -
ANSWER True. Dual language, or two-way immersion, is a type
of program model in which students receive content instruction in two languages
(such as English and Spanish). It is also sometimes called bilingual education.
Which characteristic might indicate a potential exceptionality in an eighth-grade
EL student who has recently arrived to the United States? - ANSWER
Student learned to read in his native country but has difficulty comprehending
text in both his native language and English.
