Blooms Question Stems

ELs of all levels benefit from questioning at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. The chart below shows question stems for each Bloom's and ELPT Level.
Blooms Questions

Language Acquisition Stages

5 Stages of Second Language Acquisition

MDE - Understanding the Stages of Language Acquisition

EL Designations

EL Current Students

Receive EL Services from the EL teacher

Speak a language in addition to English as documented on their Home Language Survey

Were screened for EL Services by the EL Teacher and qualified for services

Are eligible for State Testing Accommodations

Take the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) each year

Have Language Service Plans (LSPs) that lay out language acquisition supports that they are being provided by their content teachers, EL Teacher, and school staff.

 

Parent Refusal Students

Meet the requirements for EL Current students above, but their parent requested they not receive services

Do take the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) each year

Do not have a Language Service Plan (LSP)

 

FLEP Monitored Students

Students who met the requirements for proficiency on the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) - scored a 4 in the Overall, Reading, and Writing domains

Are monitored for four years to ensure they continue to succeed academically

No longer receive EL Services

No longer take the  English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT)

Do not have a Language Service Plan (LSP)

 

Exited Students

Students who completed the four years in FLEP Monitoring and are no longer in the EL category

No longer receive EL Services

No longer take the  English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT)

Do not have a Language Service Plan (LSP)