ILTS 206 Sub-Area 2 Practice Question #05

An English Language Learner (ELL) in the early production stage of second language acquisition joins a kindergarten class. The teacher can best ensure this student understands and is able to follow the teacher’s instruction by:

Using simple words, gestures and visual cuesMaintaining physical proximity to and eye contact with the studentAsking the student to repeat what the teacher has saidSpeaking slightly louder than normal with an exaggerated intonation

Correct Response: A

There are many strategies teachers can use to support ELLs as they build both receptive and expressive English language skills in the classroom. Using gestures and visual cues, as well as using simple words or words with shared cognates (words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling and pronunciation such as the Spanish word información and the English word information)