Unit 2 Eligibility for English Learner Support Laws & Policies Flashcards
What is ESSA stand for and the meaning of it?
Every Student Succeed Act(2015), it is the primary law governing school funding, operations and accountability.
What requirements are included in Title III of ESSA?
Options to assess ELs in their native language, Consistent methods to determine whether students are eligible for English language instruction services, and Greater emphasis on parent and family communication
What does IDEA stand for?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services.
What is Title III?
Title III is a provision of the Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) governing services and assessment for English Learners. Title III requires states to use standardized practices to identify students in need of English language instruction support, including assessment in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
It is appropriate to place ELs in classrooms with students of significantly different ages if their overall English proficiency levels are similar.
False
Correct! 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.
Title III requires that all ELs receive instruction in self-contained, EL-only classrooms rather than in the general classroom. T/F
False
Correct! 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 ____________?
Proficiency.
Correct! States must provide data on their students’ progress toward English proficiency as well as content knowledge.
Is Dual language is another name for two-way immersion programs? T/F
True
Correct! 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. This model is helpful for ELs and is also sometimes used for native English speakers who are enrolled in special foreign language programs or schools.
What Is Differentiated Instruction?
Explicit instruction typically includes six core functions: review, presentation, guided practice, feedback, independent practice, and ongoing review. Which of the following is an important part of the “presentation” function?
Model and provide examples.
Correct! When presenting a new skill, it is important to model the skill and provide examples and non-examples to aid student understanding.
Explicit instruction is based on principles of effective instruction. Which of the following classroom activities aligns with the principles of effective instruction?
Use skill-based small groups extensively.
Correct! Skill-based, teacher-supervised small groups allow students to remain engaged, learn from each other, and interact extensively with content, promoting learning.
Which characteristic might indicate a potential exceptionality in an eighth-grade EL student who has recently arrived to the United States?
Correct! Difficulty reading in the native language as well as English can be an indicator of potential reading challenges. It is important to ensure the student had adequate literacy instruction in the first language.
Which practice may reduce inappropriate over- or under-identification of ELs for special education services?
Correct! A student’s level of native language skill, including reading skills, can offer important clues about whether the student has a disability.
True or False
Requiring bilingual testing for all ELs would eliminate over- and under-identification of ELs in special education.
False
Correct! English-only testing is one reason that students who are not yet proficient in English may be erroneously identified for special education services. However, other factors can cause inappropriate identification for ELs, including cultural bias, teacher misunderstanding of child development across cultures, and lack of teacher understanding of the second-language acquisition process. Bilingual testing would address linguistically inappropriate assessment practices but would not address these other factors.
To accommodate students who lack confidence or language skills to participate verbally.
A teacher can offer students who may not be able to participate verbally can still contribute to the lesson in valuable nonverbal way.
Students without strong reading skills may feel intimidated practicing close reading with a difficult text.
Allowing students to do “close reading” with a portrait can help them build the skills they need without having to worry about decoding or comprehending complex and difficult text.
Students who are ELs or who have exceptionalities may need multiple opportunities to see and practice a skill.
This approach allows students to see an activity modeled, practice it with support and feedback, and then complete it independently when they are ready to do so.
You are the teacher of an EL who has been placed in English language instruction. The EL is new to the United States, and, when the state-mandated tests are given, the student will have been enrolled in school for only three months. Under ESSA, which option would be most appropriate?
Correct! ESSA permits native language testing if it is necessary, and students can be exempted from the reading assessment during their first year in the country.
Provisions of ESSA that will significantly impact testing of ELs?
Correct! Most EL students need five to seven years to be proficient in academic language. Assessing in their native language helps determine whether students need academic assistance, language assistance, or both. States can also choose the accountability measures that best align with language assistance programs and that best align to state-required standardized assessments. Most EL students need five to seven years to be proficient in academic language. When states are allowed to exclude the scores of EL students for the first year, it gives students one year to focus just on language proficiency, not standardized assessments.
Which of these areas includes standards promoted by (WIDA) World-class Instructional Design and Assessment for describing how ELs should use language?
Correct! The WIDA standards address the language students need to be successfully using in social and instructional settings, including specialized academic language in multiple content areas.
Standards-based instruction for ELs should use multiple
_____?_______ to foster student independence.
Strategies! Correct! Students of any age level can learn new strategies for productive learning and can grow in the process.
What does IDEA stand for and what is it?
IDEA is…
A federal education law. Kids with
disabilities who qualify can get
special education and related
services from public schools.
IDEA covers…
Kids from birth through high
school (or age 21). But a child
must have a disability in one
of 13 categories in the law and
need special education to make
progress in school. Not all kids
who struggle in school will qualify
What does IDEIA stand for and what is it?
504 what is it?
504 is…
A federal civil rights law. It
protects students from disability
discrimination by public schools,
and by any college, trade school,
or private school that gets
federal funding.
Section 504 covers…
Students of all ages who have a
physical or mental disability that
substantially limits a major life
activity. That can include reading,
learning, and concentrating.