ESOL Testing and Evaluation Day 1

Which are allowable accommodations for ELs participating in the Florida Standards Assessments?

• Flexible Setting, Flexible Scheduling, Oral Presentation, and Approved Dictionary and Glossary

• Flexible Setting, Flexible Scheduling, Assistance in Heritage Language, and Picture Dictionary

• Flexible Setting, Flexible Scheduling, Assistance in Heritage Language, and Approved Dictionary and Glossary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What are important cultural differences in the classroom?

• making mistakes and correction

• the teacher's role

• body language and gestures

• eye contact

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Testing styles in the students' home countries may be different than those in the U.S.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are some examples of cultural influences that may lead to bias?

• Linguistic interpretation

• Ethical concepts of right and wrong

• Intentional or unintentional ethnic or racial bias

• Religious beliefs or understanding

• all of the answer choices are correct.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Studies show that English Language Learners DO NOT benefit from learning basic test taking strategies.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The Assistance in Heritage Language testing accommodation allows

• the ESOL or heritage language teacher to give assistance that will help the student produce, correct, or edit responses.

• ELLs and recently exited ELLs limited assistance by an ESOL or heritage language teacher using the student’s heritage language for directions, prompts, items, and answer choices.

• oral presentation of prompts, items, and answer choices in English or in the student’s heritage language.

• assistance for words or phrases in ELA Reading and ELA Writing passages.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How can the EL Strategies by Content Area "One Sheet Wonder" help teachers?

• It lists the EL Strategies that should be embedded in lesson plans.

• It makes it easy for teachers to check off the EL strategies they will use in their lessons.

• It assists the educator in differentiating instruction for ELs.

• It has classroom assessment options in each content area that may be used to assist EL students to level the playing field when assessing the standards.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

English language learners have historically been underrepresented and underserved in U.S. gifted programs.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

The primary barrier to identifying English learners as gifted is ability.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Identifying English language learners (ELL) with special needs is a complex and difficult process, because the difference between learning disabilities and second language acquisition can easily be mistaken for the other.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6