WGU D169 – TERMINOLOGY QUESTION AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
### Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
**1. What is the purpose of ESSA?**
- A) To increase federal control over education
- B) To reduce federal involvement and provide more flexibility to states
- C) To eliminate all education standards
- D) To create a national curriculum
- **Answer: B) To reduce federal involvement and provide more flexibility to states.**
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### Title III of ESSA
**2. What does Title III of ESSA do?**
- A) Focus on math education only
- B) Provides funds for effective language instruction programs for ELs
- C) Eliminates all federal education funding
- D) Imposes strict regulations on local schools
- **Answer: B) Provides funds for effective language instruction programs for ELs.**
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### EL
**3. What does EL stand for?**
- A) English Language
- B) English Learners
- C) English Literacy
- D) English Levels
- **Answer: B) English Learners.**
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### Home Language Survey (HLS)
**4. What is the Home Language Survey used for?**
- A) To measure academic performance
- B) To identify potential English learners
- C) To evaluate teachers
- D) To collect student grades
- **Answer: B) To identify potential English learners.**
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### State Education Agencies (SEA)
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**5. What do State Education Agencies (SEA) do?**
- A) Create federal education laws
- B) Dictate local laws that Local Education Agencies (LEA) must follow
- C) Provide classroom materials
- D) Hire teachers
- **Answer: B) Dictate local laws that Local Education Agencies (LEA) must follow.**
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### Local Education Agencies (LEA)
**6. What are Local Education Agencies (LEA)?**
- A) Private schools
- B) Public and charter districts following state laws
- C) Federal education offices
- D) Online education platforms
- **Answer: B) Public and charter districts following state laws.**
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### English as a Second Language (ESL)
**7. What does ESL refer to?**
- A) Teaching methods designed to help ELs develop proficiency in English
- B) A testing program for language skills
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- C) A type of bilingual education
- D) Only speaking English
- **Answer: A) Teaching methods designed to help ELs develop proficiency in English.**
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### Structured English Immersion (SEI)
**8. What is Structured English Immersion?**
- A) Teaching English in students' primary languages
- B) A program to help ELs transition to English-only classrooms
- C) A program for advanced English speakers
- D) A test for English proficiency
- **Answer: B) A program to help ELs transition to English-only classrooms.**
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### Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)
**9. What is Transitional Bilingual Education?**
- A) Teaching only in English
- B) Maintaining skills in the primary language while introducing English
- C) Teaching advanced English only
- D) Focusing on reading skills
- **Answer: B) Maintaining skills in the primary language while introducing English.**
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