Comprehensible Input & Language Aquisition (SIOP Quiz)
Quiz by Nathan Moore
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- Q1My newcomer should be referred to the child study team. He is often disruptive in the classroom and kicks and hits other children. There is something wrong with him aside from not knowing the language.FalseTrue30s
- Q2The more time students spend soaking up English in the mainstream classroom, the faster they will learn the language.FalseTrue30s
- Q3Children learn a second language faster and more easily than teenagers and adults do.TrueFalse30s
- Q4The emotional state of the learner doesn't interfere with the acquisition of a new language. As long as ELLs receive comprehensible output, they will learn English.TrueFalse30s
- Q5Students should be strongly encouraged to speak English from the first day.FalseTrue30s
- Q6English language learners need comprehensible input. They cannot learn English by “soaking up” language in a mainstream classroom.FalseTrue30s
- Q7To acquire a new language, children need a source of natural communication. Memorizing grammar rules will not help them learn to speak and write English quickly.TrueFalse30s
- Q8The emotional state of English language learners affects how they acquire a new language. ELLs need a comfortable environment in which to learn.TrueFalse30s
- Q9Once ELLs can converse socially in English, they are then capable of succeeding academically.FalseTrue30s
- Q10Students should be discouraged from using their native language in school.TrueFalse30s