Struggles to understand simple conversations and simple discussions. Struggles to identify individual words and phrases. Will remain silent watching for other cues. Speaker should use linguistic support such as visuals, slower speech and gestures.

Intermediate Listener

Understands simple routine directions as well as short conversations. For unfamiliar conversations will need extensive linguistic support such as visuals, slower speech, simplified language, pre-taught vocabulary, and gestures. Will seek clarification.

Understands longer,but may still need extra processing time. Understands most main points and details as well as some implicit details. Will occasionally request clarification from speaker.

Advanced High Listener

On level or comparable with a native speaker. Understands most conversations and directions. Rarely requiring clarification from the speaker.

Uses short memorized phrases or highly familiar material with limited word bank. May give up easily or be hesitant to speak at all.

Speaks in simple manner and may hesitate for long periods to think about what they want to say. Emerging awareness of English grammar. Speak mostly in present tense and may have difficulty being understood by those no accustomed to interacting with ELLs.

Ability to speak using grade appropriate English and participate comfortably in most conversations. Grasp of basic grammar but may mispronounce some words. Can be understood by most listeners.

Advanced High Speaker

Comparable to native speaking peers and communicate effectively using content based vocabulary. Uses complex sentences.May mispronounce words but rarely so that it effects their being understood. Can still have an accent from their first language.

Little to no ability to use English in writing. Lack English necessary to demonstrate elements of grade level writing. Ability to label, list, and copy. Only uses high frequency words/short sentences. Present tense.

Limited ability to demonstrate or develop grade appropriate writing. Best writing is in familiar and concrete thoughts with short simple sentences. Sentence stems are useful. Writing may still be difficult to understand.

Uses English language with support to develop and demonstrate grade appropriate writing. Grasps basic verb tenses, grammar, and spelling patterns. Writing can be understood by those not accustomed to writing of ELLs.

Writing is comparable to that of native speaking students. Occasional trouble with naturalness of writing and minimal errors associated second language acquisition.

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Term	Definition
Beginner Listener	Struggles to understand simple conversations and simple discussions. Struggles to identify individual words and phrases. Will remain silent watching for other cues. Speaker should use linguistic support such as visuals, slower speech and gestures.
Intermediate Listener	Understands simple routine directions as well as short conversations. For unfamiliar conversations will need extensive linguistic support such as visuals, slower speech, simplified language, pre-taught vocabulary, and gestures. Will seek clarification.
Advanced Listener	Understands longer,but may still need extra processing time. Understands most main points and details as well as some implicit details. Will occasionally request clarification from speaker.
Advanced High Listener	On level or comparable with a native speaker. Understands most conversations and directions. Rarely requiring clarification from the speaker.
Beginner Speaker	Uses short memorized phrases or highly familiar material with limited word bank. May give up easily or be hesitant to speak at all.
Intermediate Speaker	Speaks in simple manner and may hesitate for long periods to think about what they want to say. Emerging awareness of English grammar. Speak mostly in present tense and may have difficulty being understood by those no accustomed to interacting with ELLs.
Advanced Speaker	Ability to speak using grade appropriate English and participate comfortably in most conversations. Grasp of basic grammar but may mispronounce some words. Can be understood by most listeners.
Advanced High Speaker	Comparable to native speaking peers and communicate effectively using content based vocabulary. Uses complex sentences.May mispronounce words but rarely so that it effects their being understood. Can still have an accent from their first language.
Beginner Writer	Little to no ability to use English in writing. Lack English necessary to demonstrate elements of grade level writing. Ability to label, list, and copy. Only uses high frequency words/short sentences. Present tense.
Intermediate Writer	Limited ability to demonstrate or develop grade appropriate writing. Best writing is in familiar and concrete thoughts with short simple sentences. Sentence stems are useful. Writing may still be difficult to understand.
Advanced Writer	Uses English language with support to develop and demonstrate grade appropriate writing. Grasps basic verb tenses, grammar, and spelling patterns. Writing can be understood by those not accustomed to writing of ELLs.
Advanced High Writer	Writing is comparable to that of native speaking students. Occasional trouble with naturalness of writing and minimal errors associated second language acquisition.

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