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What is the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)? ✔Correct Answer-A
federally required assessment program designed to measure the annual progress that ELLs make in
learning academic English
What are the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)? ✔Correct Answer-Federally required
instructional standards designed to ensure that ELLs are taught the academic English they need for
school purposes. These can be considered the "TEKS" of language development.
ELPS PLDS ✔Correct Answer-PROFICIENCY LEVEL DESCRIPTORS.
The proficiency level descriptors show the progression of second language acquisition from one
proficiency level to the next and serve as a road map to help content area teachers instruct ELLs
commensurate with students' linguistic needs. Teachers of ELLs are required to use them for
formative assessment.
Beginning Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Little or no English ability
Intermediate Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Limited ability, simple language structures,
high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts
Advanced Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Grade appropriate, with second language acquisition
support
Advanced High Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Grade appropriate, with minimal second
language acquisition support
WHAT IS AN LPAC? ✔Correct Answer-As an advocate for the ELL, the LPAC becomes the voice that
initiates, articulates, deliberates, and determines the best instructional program for the student. It
functions as a link between the home and the school in making appropriate decisions regarding
placement, instructional practices, assessment, and special programs that impact the student.
BICS ✔Correct Answer-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
-social language
CALP ✔Correct Answer-Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
-academic language
The Lau Remedies of 1974 ✔Correct Answer-made the identification of students whose primary
language is not English and the evaluation of their English-language proficiency mandatory in all
school districts.
Transitional Bilingual ✔Correct Answer-uses the native language in core academic subjects. The
goal is to phase into English only as quickly as possible.
, Developmental Bilingual ✔Correct Answer-uses the native language in core academic subjects
throughout elementary school. Sometimes the program extends into middle and high school even
after the student has been classified proficient in English.
Two-Way Immersion ✔Correct Answer-the students are from similar backgrounds with about half
the class speaking the native language and the other half speaking both. Instruction is about evenly
split between English and the native language.
Basic interpersonal communication skills encompass two different and distinct styles of
communication: ✔Correct Answer-1. Context-embedded communication
2. Context-reduced communication
Context-reduced communication ✔Correct Answer-doesn't have visual cues so the student must
rely on competency and fluency to understand.
Context-embedded communication ✔Correct Answer-uses visual and vocal props to help the
student understand what is being said.
The three methods most commonly used to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) are...
✔Correct Answer-grammar-based, communication-based and content-based.
Grammar-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches students the rules: Structure, function and vocabulary.
Emphasis is on the why and how.
Communication-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches how to use English in every day, realistic
situations. It emphasizes practical conversational usage.
Content-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches grammar and vocabulary and uses written assignments
to practice these skills. It emphasizes an integrated approach to learning English.
The Continuum of Learning theory ✔Correct Answer-outlines predictable steps when learning a
new language. No matter the age and intelligence of the person, teachers encounter these general
levels of mastery.
The Continuum of Learning theory stages... ✔Correct Answer-1. Silent/Receptive or Preproduction
stage
2. Early Production stage
3. Speech Emergence stage
4. Intermediate Language Proficiency stage
5. Advanced Learning Proficiency stage
The Silent/Receptive or Preproduction stage ✔Correct Answer-lasts from a few hours to six
months. Students don't say much and communicate using pictures, pointing and gestures.
In the Early Production stage ✔Correct Answer-students use one and two word phrases. They
indicate understanding with yes/no and who/what/where questions. This stage can last six months.
The Speech Emergence stage ✔Correct Answer-may last a year. Students use short sentences and
begin to ask simple questions.
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What is the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)? ✔Correct Answer-A
federally required assessment program designed to measure the annual progress that ELLs make in
learning academic English
What are the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)? ✔Correct Answer-Federally required
instructional standards designed to ensure that ELLs are taught the academic English they need for
school purposes. These can be considered the "TEKS" of language development.
ELPS PLDS ✔Correct Answer-PROFICIENCY LEVEL DESCRIPTORS.
The proficiency level descriptors show the progression of second language acquisition from one
proficiency level to the next and serve as a road map to help content area teachers instruct ELLs
commensurate with students' linguistic needs. Teachers of ELLs are required to use them for
formative assessment.
Beginning Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Little or no English ability
Intermediate Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Limited ability, simple language structures,
high-frequency vocabulary, routine contexts
Advanced Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Grade appropriate, with second language acquisition
support
Advanced High Proficiency Level ✔Correct Answer-Grade appropriate, with minimal second
language acquisition support
WHAT IS AN LPAC? ✔Correct Answer-As an advocate for the ELL, the LPAC becomes the voice that
initiates, articulates, deliberates, and determines the best instructional program for the student. It
functions as a link between the home and the school in making appropriate decisions regarding
placement, instructional practices, assessment, and special programs that impact the student.
BICS ✔Correct Answer-Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
-social language
CALP ✔Correct Answer-Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency
-academic language
The Lau Remedies of 1974 ✔Correct Answer-made the identification of students whose primary
language is not English and the evaluation of their English-language proficiency mandatory in all
school districts.
Transitional Bilingual ✔Correct Answer-uses the native language in core academic subjects. The
goal is to phase into English only as quickly as possible.
, Developmental Bilingual ✔Correct Answer-uses the native language in core academic subjects
throughout elementary school. Sometimes the program extends into middle and high school even
after the student has been classified proficient in English.
Two-Way Immersion ✔Correct Answer-the students are from similar backgrounds with about half
the class speaking the native language and the other half speaking both. Instruction is about evenly
split between English and the native language.
Basic interpersonal communication skills encompass two different and distinct styles of
communication: ✔Correct Answer-1. Context-embedded communication
2. Context-reduced communication
Context-reduced communication ✔Correct Answer-doesn't have visual cues so the student must
rely on competency and fluency to understand.
Context-embedded communication ✔Correct Answer-uses visual and vocal props to help the
student understand what is being said.
The three methods most commonly used to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) are...
✔Correct Answer-grammar-based, communication-based and content-based.
Grammar-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches students the rules: Structure, function and vocabulary.
Emphasis is on the why and how.
Communication-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches how to use English in every day, realistic
situations. It emphasizes practical conversational usage.
Content-based ✔Correct Answer-teaches grammar and vocabulary and uses written assignments
to practice these skills. It emphasizes an integrated approach to learning English.
The Continuum of Learning theory ✔Correct Answer-outlines predictable steps when learning a
new language. No matter the age and intelligence of the person, teachers encounter these general
levels of mastery.
The Continuum of Learning theory stages... ✔Correct Answer-1. Silent/Receptive or Preproduction
stage
2. Early Production stage
3. Speech Emergence stage
4. Intermediate Language Proficiency stage
5. Advanced Learning Proficiency stage
The Silent/Receptive or Preproduction stage ✔Correct Answer-lasts from a few hours to six
months. Students don't say much and communicate using pictures, pointing and gestures.
In the Early Production stage ✔Correct Answer-students use one and two word phrases. They
indicate understanding with yes/no and who/what/where questions. This stage can last six months.
The Speech Emergence stage ✔Correct Answer-may last a year. Students use short sentences and
begin to ask simple questions.
