Uses false cognates vocabulary expressions Uses specialized and (for languages that precise vocabulary for a contain English wider range of topics Uses specialized and cognates) precise vocabulary for a limited number of topics Employs generic vocabulary COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Techniques to understand and to be understood As students progress through proficiency levels, they gain stronger control of the strategies acquired at previous levels while beginning to use new strategies characteristic of the targeted proficiency level. INTERPRETIVE NOVICE-MID NOVICE-HIGH INTERMEDIATE-LOW INTERMEDIATE-MID INTERMEDIATE-HIGH ADVANCED-LOW Identifies a limited Identifies some Identifies a wide range of Uses knowledge of own Identifies the organizing Handles linguistic number of cognates cognates, loanwords, cognates, loanwords, word culture and target principle(s) of oral or challenges with a and loanwords to aid word families, roots, families, roots, prefixes, culture to deduce written text complication or handles an comprehension prefixes, and suffixes and suffixes to aid meaning unexpected turn of events to aid comprehension comprehension within familiar contexts and Infers and interprets the routine situations Uses visual cues to Derives meaning by intent of the author aid comprehension Skims and scans Infers meaning of examining familiar and unfamiliar words to aid unfamiliar structures comprehension Uses background Infers meaning of experience to some unfamiliar Effectively uses enhance words to aid resources, such as comprehension comprehension target language dictionaries and online Uses contextual clues resources, to aid Predicts comprehension Occasionally uses some resources such as target language dictionaries and online resources to aid comprehension Rereads May paraphrase when reading or listening; asks
Uses false cognates (for languages that contain English cognates) vocabulary expressions Uses specialized and precise vocabulary for a limited number of topics Uses specialized and precise vocabulary for a wider range of topics Employs generic vocabulary COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Techniques to understand and to be understood As students progress through proficiency levels, they gain stronger control of the strategies acquired at previous levels while beginning to use new strategies characteristic of the targeted proficiency level. INTERPRETIVE NOVICE-MID NOVICE-HIGH INTERMEDIATE-LOW INTERMEDIATE-MID INTERMEDIATE-HIGH ADVANCED-LOW Identifies a limited number of cognates and loanwords to aid comprehension Uses visual cues to aid comprehension Uses background experience to enhance comprehension Identifies some cognates, loanwords, word families, roots, prefixes, and suffixes to aid comprehension Skims and scans Infers meaning of some unfamiliar words to aid comprehension Predicts Identifies a wide range of cognates, loanwords, word families, roots, prefixes, and suffixes to aid comprehension Infers meaning of unfamiliar words to aid comprehension Uses contextual clues Occasionally uses some resources such as target language dictionaries and online resources to aid comprehension Rereads May paraphrase when reading or listening; asks Uses knowledge of own culture and target culture to deduce meaning Derives meaning by examining familiar and unfamiliar structures Effectively uses resources, such as target language dictionaries and online resources, to aid comprehension Identifies the organizing principle(s) of oral or written text Infers and interprets the intent of the author Handles linguistic challenges with a complication or handles an unexpected turn of events within familiar contexts and routine situations
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