What is Proficiency?

ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines

The current Wyoming standards for world language use proficiency levels from ACTFL, our national world language teachers' organization, to describe and measure students' progress, growth, and goals. 

The descriptions below should help you better understand a student's progress in their language classes at CY Middle School.

The target proficiency level for each class is listed below.:

Exploratory/Intro to World Language: Novice Low

Spanish1A and Russian 1A: Novice Mid

Spanish 1B and Russian 1B: Novice High

Spanish 1 and Russian 1: Novice High

Spanish 2: Intermediate Low

DLI Chinese Language (6th grade): 

Listening/Speaking- Intermediate Low Reading/Writing- Novice High

DLI Chinese Language (7th grade): 

Listening/Speaking- Intermediate Mid Reading/Writing- Intermediate Low

DLI Chinese Language (8th grade): 

Listening/Speaking- Intermediate High Reading/Writing- Intermediate Mid


Click on the titles below to see what students can do at each proficiency level.

Novice Range

Novice Low


Novice Mid


Novice High



Intermediate Range


Intermediate Low


Intermediate Mid


Intermediate High


Advanced Range


Advanced Low


Advanced Mid



Advanced High