A teacher presents a lesson in which students in her English Language Development (ELD) class have paired up to come up with rhyming words such as 'car,' 'bar,' and 'far.' She focuses on phonemes from the English language that may not be common in other languages such as the /schwa/, /th/, and /r/. Each pair is given a word that they must find rhymes for and they present to the class. What domain of language is she developing in her students

The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL K-12) is a requirement for state certification, and all teachers seeking to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages in Florida must pass the exam. Exam content: Skill -    Percentage of Test Culture as a factor in English language learners' (ELLs') learning - 8%                      Language as a system - 12%                      Language acquisition and development - 12%                      Second language literacy development - 10%                      ESL/ESOL research,... Show more

The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL K-12) is a requirement for state certification, and all teachers seeking to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages in Florida must pass the exam.

Exam content:

Skill -    Percentage of Test
Culture as a factor in English language learners' (ELLs') learning - 8%                     
Language as a system - 12%                     
Language acquisition and development - 12%                     
Second language literacy development - 10%                     
ESL/ESOL research, history, public policy, and current practices - 5%                     
Standards-based ESOL and content instruction - 14%                     
Resources and technologies - 8%                     
Planning standards-based instruction of ELLs - 10%                     
Assessment issues for ELLs - 8%                     
Language proficiency assessment - 5%                     
Classroom-based assessment for ELLs - 8%  

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