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Praxis ESL
ESL Praxis prep group 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CALP - characteristics | Formal academic learning; Listening speaking reading (content material); takes 5-7 years (7-10); Comparing classifying, synthesizing, evaluating and inferring; More cognitively demanding |
| Zone of Proximal Development | point where students are ready to be scaffolded. |
| BICS | Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills |
| LFS | Limited Formal Schooling |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| CALP (acronym) | Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency |
| LEP | Limited English Proficient |
| LES | Limited English Speaking |
| FES | Fluent English Speaking |
| NEP | Non-English Proficient |
| NES | Non-English Speaking |
| ELL | English Language Learner |
| ESOL | English Speakers of Other Languages |
| IPT | Idea Proficiency Test |
| LAS | Language Assessment Scale |
| KELPA | Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment |
| L1 | First Language |
| L2 | Second Language |
| SIOP | Sheltered Instructional Observational Protocol |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| LAD | Language Acquisition Device |
| IATEFL | International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language |
| TESOL | Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages |
| NAFSA | National Association of International Educators |
| ACTFL | American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
| homograph | 2 or more words with same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings |
| homonym | General term for words with 2 or more meanings |
| heteronym | 2 or more words with same spelling but different meanings. Example: I felt the felt. |
| homophones | words that have same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings |
| Plyer v. Doe | Prohibits states from denying free public education to undocumented children; prohibits schools from requesting documents of status; allowed some states to deny undoc. students instate tuition, scholarships or bar from enrolling in public colleges |
| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) | Annual assessments of ELLs in reading and math; annual assessments of progress and proficiency in English. Increases state and local accountability of ELLs progress |
| Krashen's Theories |