"How Much Do You Know About English Language Learners?

This weekend, I received an email from Education Week with a link to a quiz that roughly assessed how much I knew about English language learners. There were eight questions but only the first two concerned best teaching practices derived from evidence-based research. The other six questions would require familiarity with current conditions in schools in the United States. I thought it would be useful to share this quiz especially the first two questions since these touched on some of the stubborn myths regarding learning English as a second language. For instance, I am sure there are among us who were raised with the idea that speaking in our mother tongue at home harms our learning of English. This is not true.

Here is the quiz with my answers: (You may want to try the quiz by yourself first using this link: English language learners quiz)