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MTEL Sheltered English Immersion Practice Test - Question List

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21.
A middle school SEI teacher regularly uses photographs, artwork, video clips, and graphic organizers during lesson activities, especially when the lesson content is cognitively demanding or delivered primarily through lecture and discussion. This approach best demonstrates the teacher's understanding of which of the following research-based concepts related to promoting English learners' oral language development in the SEI classroom?
  1. Frequent opportunities to use academic language optimize students' retention of new language structures.
  2. Robustly incorporating technology into instruction enhances student engagement in language learning.
  3. Visual reinforcements help support students' listening comprehension and enhance overall learning.
  4. Oral language and listening comprehension provide an important foundation for literacy development.
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22.
A high school SEI teacher is planning instruction focusing on teaching English learners vocabulary words that are essential for understanding various written assignments, assessment tasks, and end-of-chapter textbook exercises. These vocabulary words often present challenges to English learners because the words tend to occur in print more frequently than in oral language. The teacher plans to target such words (e.g., complex, evidence, determine, establish, verify, evaluate) for preteaching and discussion. Which of the following descriptions accurately characterizes the type of vocabulary that the SEI teacher is targeting?
  1. Tier One high-frequency words that have multiple meanings depending on their context in the text.
  2. Tier One and Two cognates that occur with high frequency in the first language and low frequency in English.
  3. Tier Two academic words that are used across disciplines and represent abstract concepts or skills.
  4. Tier Three low-frequency academic words that represent discipline-specific and technical concepts.
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23.
An elementary school SEI teacher is planning instruction for a small group of English learners. Which of the following descriptions most accurately characterizes the scope of content that the teacher should cover in SEI instruction?
  1. Just-below-grade-level literary texts from the state language arts curriculum framework to teach reading comprehension strategies such as imaging, predicting, checking, and summarizing.
  2. High-interest lesson topics and unit themes from the general education curriculum that are well aligned with English learners' prior knowledge and experiences.
  3. Standards related to informational texts from the state language arts curriculum framework but with a focus on visual rather than language-based presentation.
  4. Grade-level, core academic areas from the general education curriculum along with related second-language skills and learning strategies.
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24.
When developing targeted lessons on topics such as academic language structures, an SEI teacher typically plans to have English learners work in pairs or small groups. Which of the following additional strategies related to grouping would be most closely aligned with the principles of SEI instruction?
  1. Grouping students with low literacy levels together.
  2. Grouping students by English language proficiency level.
  3. Grouping students by shared language group.
  4. Grouping students of different language backgrounds together.
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25.
Which of the following strategies is a defining feature of second-language instruction using the SEI approach?
  1. Promoting English learners' social language skills in structured interpersonal communication activities.
  2. Grouping English learners by language background rather than by grade level or subject area for instruction.
  3. Using comprehensible content presented clearly in language just above students' current level of language proficiency.
  4. Providing first-language instruction for approximately 40 percent of the school day for one year, or until students transition into English-only classes.
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