ESL Instruction

Question 1

Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)

Answer 1

a group comprised of an administrator, an ESL teacher, and a parent of a student in the ESL program who is not employed by the district who meet to make placement decisions for ELLs

Question 2

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)

Answer 2

The Texas-mandated language proficiency assessment, designed to evaluate the English language development of limited English proficiency (LEP) learners.

Question 3

Academic Domain

Answer 3

educational skills

Knowledge acquired in an educational setting, such as solving math equations or writing an essay adds to one’s academic domain.

Question 4

Anecdotal Log

Answer 4

notes a teacher writes about students throughout the school day

Question 5

Affective Domain

Answer 5

emotional skills

appropriate reactions to situations in the classroom, like calmly asking for help when a student does not understand

Question 6

Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee

Answer 6

The IEP committee that determines the eligibility for specialized services, based on the assessment of the data and the goals to be set for an eligible student

Question 7

Site Based Decision Making (SBDM)

Answer 7

a group that meets to discuss issues involving a school district, including how to use school funds

The ESL teacher proposed after-school activities with translators to increase involvement from his students’ parents.

Question 8

Home Language Survey (TX)

Answer 8

a registration form required by the state of Texas in which parents enrolling their children in school indicate what language is primarily spoken at home