Novice

Listening

Level 1 Level 2

• Point to or show basic parts, components, features, characteristics, and properties of objects, organisms, or persons named orally

• Match everyday oral information to pictures, diagrams, or photographs

• Group visuals by common traits named orally (e.g., “These are polygons.”)

• Identify resources, places, products, figures from oral statements, and visuals

Speaking

Level 1

• Answer yes/no or choice questions within context of lessons or personal experiences

• Provide identifying information about self

• Name everyday objects and pre-taught vocabulary

• Repeat words, short phrases, memorized chunks of language

Reading Level 1 Level 2

• Match or classify oral descriptions to real-life experiences or visually-represented, content-related examples

• Sort oral language statements according to time frames

• Sequence visuals according to oral directions

Level 2

• Describe persons, places, events, or objects

• Ask WH- questions to clarify meaning

• Give features of content-based material (e.g., time periods)

• Characterize issues, situations, regions

• Match visual representations to words/phrases

• Read everyday signs, symbols, schedules, and school-related words/phrases

• Respond to WH- questions related to illustrated text

• Use references (e.g., picture dictionaries, bilingual glossaries, technology)

• Match data or information with its source or genre (e.g., description of element to its symbol on periodic table)

• Classify or organize information presented in visuals or graphs

• Follow multi-step instructions supported by visuals or data

• Match sentence-level descriptions to visual representations

• Compare content-related features in visuals and graphics

• Locate main ideas in a text

Writing Level 1 Level 2

• Label content-related diagrams, pictures from word/phrase banks

• Provide personal information on forms read orally

• Produce short answer responses to oral questions with visual support

• Supply missing words in short sentences

• Make content-related lists of words, phrases, or expressions

• Take notes using graphic organizers or models

• Formulate yes/no, choice and WH- questions from models

• Correspond for social purposes (e.g., memos, emails, notes