CFR Levels A1.1 A1.2 A2.1 A2.2 B1.1 B1.2 ELA Grade 4* “Meeting Skills Expectations” Listening Understands Understands simple Understands the Understands, at a Understands when Understands the Listens and familiar directions, main points in general level, people speak at main points and the demonstrates good questions, clear and simple overheard normal speed on important details of understanding of text (e.g., thank you, announcements and messages and conversations, familiar topics. audio text provided offering appropriate excuse me) and descriptions of instructions when simple short Understands the standard language is and thoughtful understands familiar objects delivered slowly narratives, main points of used and the topic is responses with simple, concrete provided the (e.g., how to get dialogues of movies overheard one of interest. reasonable evidence questions about speaker speaks from X to Y). or cartoons if the discussions. Understands the to support responses. themselves, their slowly and clearly Understands high topics are familiar Understands audio main points in a Retells and describes families and their with significant frequency phrases and if the speech is text dealing with relatively long specific details in immediate pauses. and vocabulary slow and clear. Can familiar topics as well overheard heard texts. Follows surroundings Understands related to generally recognize as announcements conversation. instructions and provided the numbers, times and personal interests. changes in the topic and television shows oral directions. speaker speaks other pieces of of discussion. (if supported by slowly and clearly. short information if visuals). There may Understands given slowly and be a need to repeat simple classroom clearly. particular words and instructions, such phrases or to replay as up, text. ‘Stand please” when expressed slowly and clearly, possibly with accompanying gestures. Spoken Provides Interacts by Expresses Takes part in simple Participates in simple Initiates conversation Engages in partner, Interaction information such answering simple common greetings social interactions phone calls with a and can help to and class as age when questions with (e.g., Happy asking someone to known person or a sustain it. discussions by requested and single words or Birthday), feelings repeat themselves conversational Participates in interacting with others
CFR Levels Skills A1.1 A1.2 A2.1 A2.2 B1.1 B1.2 ELA Grade 4* “Meeting Expectations” Listening Understands familiar (e.g., thank you, excuse me) and understands simple, concrete questions about themselves, their families and their immediate surroundings provided the speaker speaks slowly and clearly. Understands simple classroom instructions, such as ‘Stand up, please” when expressed slowly and clearly, possibly with accompanying gestures. Understands simple directions, questions, announcements and descriptions of familiar objects provided the speaker speaks slowly and clearly with significant pauses. Understands numbers, times and other pieces of short information if given slowly and clearly. Understands the main points in clear and simple messages and instructions when delivered slowly (e.g., how to get from X to Y). Understands high frequency phrases and vocabulary related to personal interests. Understands, at a general level, overheard conversations, simple short narratives, dialogues of movies or cartoons if the topics are familiar and if the speech is slow and clear. Can generally recognize changes in the topic of discussion. Understands when people speak at normal speed on familiar topics. Understands the main points of overheard discussions. Understands audio text dealing with familiar topics as well as announcements and television shows (if supported by visuals). There may be a need to repeat particular words and phrases or to replay text. Understands the main points and the important details of audio text provided standard language is used and the topic is one of interest. Understands the main points in a relatively long overheard conversation. Listens and demonstrates good understanding of text offering appropriate and thoughtful responses with reasonable evidence to support responses. Retells and describes specific details in heard texts. Follows instructions and oral directions. Spoken Interaction Provides information such as age when requested and Interacts by answering simple questions with single words or Expresses common greetings (e.g., Happy Birthday), feelings Takes part in simple social interactions asking someone to repeat themselves Participates in simple phone calls with a known person or a conversational Initiates conversation and can help to sustain it. Participates in Engages in partner, and class discussions by interacting with others
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