Question

Mrs. Glass, a new teacher, notices the literature that the English language learners are required to read has many difficult words. She discusses the situation with her mentor teacher, who has been teaching English language learners for many years and is experienced with the laws and requirements for English language learner education. Of the following, what is the most appropriate response by the mentor teacher?
A The teacher should work with the students to help explain the meaning of the words so the students are exposed to a wide vocabulary.
B The teacher should provide supplemental literature that contains words familiar to the students.
C The students should highlight the words they do not know and look them up in a dictionary.
D The teacher should rewrite the text to shorten the difficult words to make the literature more understandable for the students.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The teacher should work with the students to help explain the meaning of the words so the students are exposed to a wide vocabulary.

Explanation:

The purpose of the English language learners class is to be acquainted with the English language from the beginner’s stage and then progress eventually. This means that the level of English taught and learned will be mainly the simple and easier ones, like from the start.

In this context, the teacher Mrs. Glass can start helping the students by explaining the difficult words that the students have a problem with. This will enable them to understand the words while also making reading easier for the students without the need to refer to the dictionary which will only give them more work. And this is the most appropriate response that the mentor teacher will give to the new teacher.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.