2Some of the ways that students are diverse in todays schools .docx

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Some of the ways that students are diverse in todays schools
includes different __________________________.
Group of answer choices
ethnicities
cultures
socioeconomic backgrounds
languages
abilities
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Question 21 pts
Along with the increased student diversity in the classroom over
the last twenty years, teacher diversity has also increased and
mirrors the diversity of the students.
Group of answer choices
True
False
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Question 34 pts
List in a bulleted fashion two ways that teachers can engage in
culturally-responsive teaching. Then, for each of those ways
provide a specific example of how a teacher might do this.

2. Flag question: Question 4
Question 41 pts
Mrs. Ross is unfamiliar with the Japanese culture. She wants to
be a more culturally responsive teacher to the new Japanese
student who just joined her 3rd grade inclusive classroom.
Identify and briefly describe two sources that Mrs. Ross could
use to learn more about her new student's culture.
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Question 51 pts
___________________ is the most predominant 2nd language
spoken by students who are ELL in todays US schools.
Group of answer choices
French
Chinese
Spanish
Haitian Creole
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Question 61 pts

3. Which of the following is
NOT true about Basic Interpersonal Communication
Skills (BICS).
Group of answer choices
It is the day-to-day language needed to interact socially with
other people.
If a student has good social English (i.e. good BICs), then he
has the English language skills sufficient to learn in class
These are the language skills needed in social situations
BICs typically takes one-to-two years to develop
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Question 71 pts
Select ALL of the following that are true with respect to
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)
Group of answer choices
It takes longer to develop than BICs
Students need to be proficient in BICs before the teacher
introduces academic language development
CALP includes listening, speaking, reading, and writing about
subject area content material.
A teacher's lack of awareness about the differences between
BICs and CALP could result in him/her thinking that the student
is not trying or that he has a disability.
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Question 83 pts

4. To help ELL students, especially those with disabilities, learn
academic content while mastering their second language, the
teacher can utilize a variety of strategies. Match the strategies
below with a description or example of that strategy that a
teacher could consider using.
Group of answer choices
Sheltered Instruction
Contextual Supports
Activate Background Knowledge
Teach Vocabulary
Teach Comprehension Strategies
Differentiate Instruction
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Question 91 pts
Zahara, a sixth-grade student who recently moved to the United
States from Kazakhstan, seems able to express her needs and
desires socially with her new peers and teachers. However, she
struggles to understand the content presented in class and in the
text. The language needed to express her needs and desires is
known as ______________________-;whereas the language
needed to understand the class content is known as
_____________________________. (SELECT ONLY ONE
ANSWER. THE FIRST WORD SHOULD FIT IN THE FIRST
BLANK, WHILE THE SECOND WORD SHOULD APPEAR IN
THE SECOND BLANK.)
Group of answer choices
the second language; the native language

5. the native language; the second language
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP): Basic
Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS)
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS); Cognitive
Academic Language Proficiency (CALP)
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Question 102 pts
Juanita's family comes from a low
socioeconomic level or status (SES). List one of the
potential challenges for students related to Low SES and then
discuss how they could have a negative impact on Juanita's
learning.
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Question 111 pts
In schools, cross-cultural dissonance can be the result of
Group of answer choices
Students’ cultural characteristics, behaviors and actions that are
at odds with teachers’ expectations.
Teachers misinterpreting culturally appropriate and expected
behaviors as negative
The teacher's instructional style is different than the style to
which the student is accustomed

6. Flag question: Question 12
Question 123 pts
As discussed by Dr. Ginger Blalock in the Iris module, students
with disabilities often need individualized instruction in the
classroom to meet their diverse needs. List and describe in a
bulleted fashion two ways in which teachers might individualize
classroom instruction.
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