You Are on a Committee Formed to Make a Recommendation

question 117

Multiple Choice

You are on a committee formed to make a recommendation to a school system about how to best help non-English-speaking children master both academic content and English. Based on research in this area, what language would you recommend be used for instruction?

• A) English only
• B) the children's native language only
• C) both English and the children's native language
• D) either English or the children's native language, it does not matter which one is used

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Definitions:

Intracellular Mediator

Molecule produced within a cell that binds to a macromolecule, such as receptors or enzymes inside that cell, that regulates their activities; also called second messenger.

Target Tissue

Specific tissues or organs that are affected by specific hormones, drugs, or other signals within an organism, responding due to the presence of appropriate receptors.

Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone

A hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary.

Follicle-stimulating Hormone

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes the formation of ova or sperm.