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A teacher is asking English learners (ELs) to relate to a vocabulary word by sharing their personal experiences, thoughts, and ideas with it. Which scaffolding strategy best describes what the teacher is using?
A teacher uses preassessments to determine where each student's instruction should begin and then matches students with appropriate activities. Which differentiation method is the teacher using?
A student with a movement impairment is given extra time and adaptive technology to answer a question. Which differentiation strategy has been applied?
A special education team has determined that a student with a learning disability learns best in a regular classroom for most of the day and in a special education classroom for two hours a day. Which component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is being addressed?
Which example shows a student mastering Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)?
A student performs well on mathematics tasks but often struggles with reading assignments. Which inference can be made?
A student is learning to speak English. She knows the meaning of about 1,000 words and can speak some words. What is this stage of second language acquisition?
Which of the following is not a method of avoiding defensive communication?
_______________ is communication that indicates a willingness to work together in a spirit of trust, understanding and acceptance.
Most communication falls into one of two, very broad, categories: supportive communication and aggressive communication.
LIKE - is used with nouns, pronouns or gerunds to make comparisons- is used informally and is considered incorrect by some
Words and expressions to modify comparisons
a bita littleslightlymuch[quite] a lotfarsignificantlyconsiderablythree times .....etc.a great deal
The +comparative, The +comparative
Be + comparative + to-infinitive
The + comparative or superlative + of the +number/quantity
What are the two rounded consonants?
What are the different distinctive features of /s/ and /z/?
What is the voiced labio-dental fricative?
Voiced and voiceless stops appear in word final position