Module:

Teaching English Language Learners: Effective Instructional Practices

Assessment

Answer the questions below. If you have difficulty, go back and review the Perspectives and Resources pages in this module.

1. Compare and contrast BICS and CALP. Name one point that you think teachers should know about second language acquisition.
2. Think about a lesson that you might teach. Briefly describe it and at least four types of sheltered instructional supports you might provide for your ELL students.
3. Watch the video below to see a second-grade teacher introduce the properties of matter.
   
   (Time: 3:11)
   
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   Now use the graphic below as your guide to answer the following questions:
   
   1. Identify four contextual supports that the teacher used to help her ELL students better understand the lesson. Identify the features of the quadrant in which they fall (e.g., cognitively demanding, context reduced). Use the table below and justify two of your responses.
      
      
   2. Describe four contextual supports the teacher can change or add to improve her lesson. Identify the features of the quadrant in which they fall (e.g., cognitively demanding, context reduced). Use the table below and justify two of your responses.

      (a) Contextual       Supports	Cognitively	Context	Justification
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      (b) Contextual       Supports	Cognitively	Context	Justification
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced
      	Demanding Undemanding	Embedded Reduced

4. The video below—courtesy of the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts—demonstrates ongoing research with ELLs. Identify three instructional supports used by the researchers in the video and explain why they are helpful to ELLs.
   (Time: 2:33)
   
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5. List at least three things teachers can do when assessing ELL students to allow them to more fully demonstrate their knowledge.