Give three examples of how you can simplify the language on a test for an English-Language Learner in your math class
What will be an ideal response?
Answer should include one of the seven examples in the textbook, including: change unfamiliar/infrequently used non-math vocabulary, change the voice of the verbs from passive to active, shorten the length of noun phrases, replace conditional clauses with separate sentences/change the order of the conditional/main clauses, remove/change relative clauses, change complex question phrases to simple words, and make abstract wordings more concrete.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
When disciplining children, the timing of explanation and reasoning is as important as the content of the explanation.
John Locke’s best known concept is that of the _________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Peer rejection and loneliness are often causes of _____________ in young adolescents, especially those from racial and ethnic minorities
a. overachievement b. compassion c. allegiance d. depression
Spence and Helmreich (1983) concluded that intrinsic motivation __________, and that extrinsic motivation _____________
a. produces low achievement; often does not b. produces high achievement; does as well c. produces high achievement; often does not d. produces low achievement; often does as well