CTEL 1 - Chapter 4: Lessons 14, 15

Question 1

means that general curriculum-based material, including math, science, social science and language arts, is taught in a way that all students, including ESL students and students with diverse learning styles, can understand; also encompasses the techniques of building background knowledge and scaffolding.

For example, teachers may utilize visual aids to introduce vocabulary.

Answer 1

sheltered instruction

Question 2

Another word for background knowledge

Answer 2

schema

Question 3

A simple idea is to choose topics that are _____ to your students’ native cultures when selecting passages to read.

important
relevant

Answer 3

relevant

Question 4

means that the material being taught is broken down in smaller chunks of information, preventing ESL students and their peers from being overwhelmed by a lot of information at one time.

Answer 4

scaffolding

Question 5

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

For example, an ESL student may not be familiar with the word automobile but she has likely seen one. The teacher may find a picture of an automobile and display it along with the word. This gives students a point of reference.

Answer 5

link vocabulary words and concepts to images and ideas

Question 6

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

Students can write each vocabulary word in their books, then draw pictures of images that they associate with each word.

Answer 6

have them create personal vocabulary books

Question 7

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

Provide students with ________ of the vocabulary word used in a sentence. Presenting a word in different ways gives more students the opportunity to understand it.

Answer 7

multiple examples

Question 8

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

Practice vocabulary with _______ sentences, which gives students the opportunity to use the vocabulary in context.

Answer 8

fill in the blanks

Question 9

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

Another easy way to practice vocabulary words is ______ vocabulary words to definitions.

Answer 9

matching

Question 10

What is the vocabulary strategy for the example below?

The simplest way to create a ______ is to teach the word or words to the students first, then write each word on a piece of card stock and taped to a designated wall in the classroom.

Answer 10

word wall

Question 11

Similar to word walls, you may use ______ or ______, which are collections of related words.

Answer 11

word clusters

mind maps

Question 12

What are 9 strategies to teach vocabulary to ESL students?

Answer 12

Activate background knowledge
scaffolding

vocabulary cards
link vocabulary to images
Personal vocabulary books
provide sentence examples
fill in the blank activities
matching
words wall, word clusters, or mind maps

Question 13

the system of sounds in a language

Answer 13

phonology

Question 14

the form of words in a language

Answer 14

morphology

Question 15

Teaching ESL Phonology & Morphology

This is a teaching approach in which the instructor works with the student’s primary language to establish differences with English and, then, raise awareness of English patterns.

F L R

Answer 15

First language reference

Question 16

Teaching ESL Phonology & Morphology

For example, when the student says it is because the verb is conjugated, then Martin uses this knowledge of conjugation the student already has to explain why ‘to’ is not needed when verbs are conjugated in English.

What strategy is Martin Using?

Answer 16

Using the students prior knowledge because all languages have common traits such as grammar or structure.

Question 17

Teaching ESL Phonology & Morphology

Martin searches on the Department’s website and finds a list of resources.

Answer 17

Using California resources that supports the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Question 18

An Arabic speaker sees the word ‘park’ but pronounces it as ‘bark.’ This is because the letter ‘p’ is not part of the Arabic alphabet. He struggles with ______

Answer 18

phonology

Question 19

a Spanish speaker gets ready to write the words the teacher says. When the learner hears the word ‘space,’ the writer may write ‘espeis.’ He struggles with _____

phonology
morphology

Answer 19

morphology