Evidence of Student Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Attainment/Assessment Students: acquire Students know: Students understand/ are able to: Level IV Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and acquire and use general use accurately techniques for collecting a acquire and use accurately phrases common to the experience. student’s variety of new words appropriate vocabulary and general academic words Ex. Use words and phrases from reading to write answers to questions. grade-appropriate academic words and phrases and phrases appropriate to and grade-appropriate general sufficient for reading, sufficient for reading writing, Level III Students will: general academic academic words and phrases writing, speaking, and speaking, and listening at a college or EEL.9-10.6. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and career level. listening at the college and phrases. words grade-appropriate career-readiness level Ex. Use words and graphics from reading in social studies and science. words and phrases acquire and use accurately Ex. Use academic words learned in reading to answer questions. college and demonstrate independence in domain-specific words words and phrases appropriate acquiring vocabulary and phrases appropriate to and Level II Students will: to and sufficient for reading, appropriate to specific sufficient for reading writing, Recognize general academic language. EEL.9-10.6. phrases writing, speaking, and listening comprehension and/or speaking, and listening at a college or Ex. do you learn about in science, animals or Answer Asked “Which sewing?” at a college or career level. expression career level. “Animals.” gather vocabulary Ex. Point to dictionary when do you go to find out what words asked, “Where knowledge techniques for determining identify and investigate vocabulary mean?” whether a word or phrase is important to comprehension independence important to comprehension independently Level I Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Respond to general academic language. important to techniques for determining identify and investigate vocabulary Ex. Ask for assistance when encountering new academic vocabulary. comprehension whether a word or phrase is important to expression independently Ex. Point to, underline, or use a preprogrammed switch to indicate that a new important to expression academic word has been used by the speaker or reader. important to Students understand that the extensive expression techniques for using context vocabulary needed for success in and and resources to understand beyond school is built through important vocabulary reading and study.
Evidence of Student Attainment/Assessment Vocabulary Knowledge Skills Instructional Achievement Level Descriptors Students: acquire and use general appropriate vocabulary and academic words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career-readiness level demonstrate independence in acquiring vocabulary appropriate to specific comprehension and/or expression acquire use accurately grade-appropriate general academic words college and phrases gather vocabulary knowledge independence important to comprehension important to expression Students know: techniques for collecting a variety of new words grade-appropriate general academic words and phrases grade-appropriate words and phrases words and phrases appropriate to and sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at a college or career level. techniques for determining whether a word or phrase is important to comprehension techniques for determining whether a word or phrase is important to expression techniques for using context and resources to understand important vocabulary Students understand/ are able to: acquire and use accurately general academic words and phrases appropriate to and sufficient for reading writing, speaking, and listening at a college or career level. acquire and use accurately domain-specific words and phrases appropriate to and sufficient for reading writing, speaking, and listening at a college or career level. identify and investigate vocabulary important to comprehension independently identify and investigate vocabulary important to expression independently Students understand that the extensive vocabulary needed for success in and beyond school is built through reading and study. Level IV Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases common to the student’s experience. Ex. Use words and phrases from reading to write answers to questions. Level III Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words and phrases. Ex. Use words and graphics from reading in social studies and science. Ex. Use academic words learned in reading to answer questions. Level II Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Recognize general academic language. Ex. Asked “Which do you learn about in science, animals or sewing?” Answer “Animals.” Ex. Point to dictionary when asked, “Where do you go to find out what words mean?” Level I Students will: EEL.9-10.6. Respond to general academic language. Ex. Ask for assistance when encountering new academic vocabulary. Ex. Point to, underline, or use a preprogrammed switch to indicate that a new academic word has been used by the speaker or reader.
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