What percentage of students in Arkansas are ELLs?

Most ELLs are foreign born.

Spanish is the #1 spoken language by ELLs in Arkansas.

ALL families must fill out the HLUS  or Home Language Usage Survey when they enroll their child in Arkansas schools.

If a language other than English is marked on at least one question on the HLUS, then the child must be screened for services.

You are never, under any circumstances, allowed to speak in a child's native language in Arkansas schools.

What happens if a child scores proficient on the ELPA21 Screener?

CALPS is mastered before BICS.

A student who scores a combination of 4's and 5's on the ELPA21 is considered English proficient.

A student who scores a combination of 1's and 2's on the ELPA21 summative assessment is considered Progressing.

How many ELP (English Language Proficiency) standards are there?

A student entering in kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade at the lowest level of proficiency would be expected to be English proficient after six years, while a 6th grader entering at the same proficiency level would be expected to be proficient within eight years.

It is important that we learn to pronounce students' names correctly.

One way to create a welcoming environment in your classroom is to get to know your students and their backgrounds.

Which is NOT an example of Comprehensible Input

Which is NOT an example of scaffolding for ELLs?

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