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NOTE: Evaluation of the Adult ESOL – An Online Course Program is a required part of the inservice documentation and must be completed by all participants requesting inservice credit.

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Directions: Please choose the best answer to complete the following questions or statements. Question:

Effective instructional strategies for teaching Adult ESOL mentioned in Instructional Strategies that Work include all of the following except:

	Total Physical Response (TPR)
	Grammar Translation Method
	The Natural Approach
	The Whole Language Approach

What are the minimum student performance standards that were developed to assist teachers with consistency in the delivery of program instruction?

	individual instructor lesson frameworks
	Curriculum Progress Reports and Standardized Syllabi
	student portfolios
	Individual Educational Plans (IEPs)

What is the best description of Literacy Completion Points (LCPs)?

	points needed by adult education students to pass the GED
	a measure of adult education student attainment of academic or workforce competencies as demonstrated by standardized tests or Progress Reports
	a measure of student's readiness to enter the workforce
	a set of standardized scores on TABE

Adult ESOL student progress may be measured and LCPs reported to the state of Florida with which of the following:

	For students enrolled in Adult ESOL LCP Levels Foundations through Advanced with appropriate grade scale/scale score improvements measured by an approved test, such as BEST or CASAS
	For students enrolled in ESOL Literacy Levels A, B and C with completion of performance standards as documented by completed Progress Reports (formerly Curriculum Checklists)
	For students enrolled in Citizenship or ESOL Academic Skills with completion of course performance standards as measured by completed Progress Reports (formerly Curriculum Checklists)
	All of the above

Assessment of students' language abilities within which of the following skill areas is generally used to determine Student Performance Levels (SPL)?

	translating, listening, speaking, counting, reading
	speaking, counting, employability skills, typing, reading
	speaking, listening, employability skills, writing, reading
	speaking, grammar, employability skills, reading, personal skills

The four stages of language acquisition that are discussed in Component 3 of this training are:

	beginning; high beginning; intermediate; advanced
	pre-production; early production; speech emergence; intermediate fluency
	silent period; beginning; intermediate; advanced
	early production; speech emergence; intermediate fluency; advanced fluency

What would be the likely result for ESOL students of incorrect SPL placement?

	employment in the classroom as a peer teacher
	ease of coursework with more time for socializing
	frustration and non-completion of program
	excellent progress and re-enrollment

A basic student retention strategy is:

	job placement
	post-performance feedback
	team-teaching techniques
	free time from coursework

ESOL Adult Education assessment instruments currently authorized by the state are:

	BICS and CALP
	CASAS and BEST Plus
	IDEA and ALAS
	ALAS and CELT

Adult ESOL students may exhibit unfamiliar behavior because:

	their behavior is a result of native cultural values
	they didn't eat breakfast
	they're homesick
	they don't understand English

Check your answers here.

NOTE: Evaluation of the Adult ESOL — An Online Course Program is a required part of the inservice documentation and must be completed by all participants requesting inservice credit.

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This web-based training program was developed through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.

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