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1
A program that is designed to support children in developing academic skills in both their native language and English is taking a transitional approach.
A)True
B)False
2
About 20% of school-aged children speak a language other than English at home.
A)True
B)False
3
In the transitional approach, students are first taught using their native language.
A)True
B)False
4
The results of the Collier and Thomas study suggest that if our teachers could competently teach in two languages, academic achievement for all students might increase.
A)True
B)False
5
"African Americans tend to learn better aurally" is an example of a stereotype.
A)True
B)False
6
In the progression of James Banks's four approaches to a multicultural curriculum, the transformation approach is more advanced than the social action approach.
A)True
B)False
7
In Lau v. Nichols (1974), the Supreme Court ruled that schools do not have responsibility for rectifying the language deficiency of non-English-speaking students.
A)True
B)False
8
Although almost all school districts recognize ethnic or racial groups in their nondiscrimination policies, no public districts yet recognize GLBT people in these policies.
A)True
B)False
9
Deficit theory lays the blame for the poor performance of some groups of students on their cultural, social, or linguistic backgrounds.
A)True
B)False
10
Hispanic, Native American, and African American students score roughly the same on standardized tests as do Asian and white students.
A)True
B)False





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