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Language Proficiency Level
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Listening
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Speaking
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Recount
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Explain
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Argue
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Recount
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Explain
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Argue
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Level
1
Entering
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Point to pictures described orally in context
Find familiar people, places, or objects named orally
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Identify illustrated activities described orally
Follow modeled actions to show likes or dislikes
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Identify personal choices
Classify everyday objects by descriptive features
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Repeat words, simple phrases or expressions from familiar stories
Participate in group songs, chants, or poems using physical movement
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Identify familiar objects used in everyday routines and activities
Rehearse and act out key steps in procedures or classroom routines following models
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State personal likes from oral prompts
Name choices from models
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Level
2
Emerging
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Respond with gestures to songs, chants, or stories
Match familiar pictures, objects, or movements to oral statements
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Match real-life objects to illustrations about their use
Identify people and places associated with everyday events
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Discriminate between words and phrases related to personal choices
Identify oral preferences stated by others
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Restate some language associated with illustrated short stories
or informational text
Re-enact various roles when interacting in pairs or in small groups
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Describe uses of everyday objects or roles of familiar people
State attributes and classifying objects into categories
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State personal preferences
Agree or disagree with familiar questions
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Level
3
Developing
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Act out songs, chants, stories and poems with gestures
Follow one step directions
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Identify language associated with features of objects or print
Follow peer-modeled oral commands with a partner
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Act out opposites using gestures
Respond nonverbally to show agreement or disagreement with opinions
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Retell main events in short narrative stories using pictures
Describe attributes of familiar objects, people, and places
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Compare sizes of familiar phenomena
State reasons for classroom routines or procedures
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State personal preferences or opinions
Predict everyday situations or events from illustrations
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Level
4
Expanding
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Role play in response to illustrated stories read aloud
Match descriptions of content-related topics to illustrations or graphics
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Draw individual phases or steps to “how” questions
Point out illustrated details that match oral descriptions of cycles or procedures
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Draw to make predictions from illustrated stories read aloud
Classify fact from fiction in oral discourse
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Retell familiar stories through pictures
Share personal stories or experiences
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Describe classroom routines
Compare and contrast placement of real-life objects and phenomena
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Express likes, dislikes, or preferences with reasons
Give reasons for classifying familiar objects
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Level
5
Bridging
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Arrange content-related objects or illustrations according to oral discourse
Make patterns from real objects or pictures based on oral direction
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Identify illustrations related to cause and effect from oral information
Reenact procedural information obtained from videos or other media
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Agree or disagree with oral claims using gestures
Identify reasons for choices in real life scenarios)
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Relate school-based content and personal experiences with peers and adults
Rephrase events from stories or information
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Provide details related to classroom activities and tasks
Describe steps in familiar cycles and processes)
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Offer personal opinions about content-related ideas
Give reasons for content-related information when modeled
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