Level One Proficiency Benchmarks Novice
At the end of level one, learners can consistently demonstrate the following levels of proficiency regardless of context:
INTERPRETIVE - I can identify the general topic and some basic information in both very familiar and everyday contexts by recognizing practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences in texts that are spoken, written, or signed. *End of Year Target - Listening Novice Mid / Reading Novice High
INTERPERSONAL - I can communicate in spontaneous spoken, written, or signed conversations on both very familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions. *End of Year Target - Novice Mid
PRESENTATIONAL - I can present information on both very familiar and everyday topics using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken or written language. *End of Year Target - Speaking Novice Mid / Writing Novice Mid
INTERCULTURAL - In my own and other cultures I can identify products and practices to help me understand perspectives. I can interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday context. *End of Year Target - Novice Level
Note: Students will not always progress to a new proficiency level each year.
SCCCR Standards for World Language Proficiency 2019 (p. 12)