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English Language Development Standards: ELL Level MS
Standard 1:
English Language Learners listen for information and understanding, using a variety of sources, for academic and social purposes.
a. Beginning
1. Follow clear multiple step directions in 1:1 and group situations.
2. Respond non-verbally or in one- or two-word phrases to greetings and requests in 1:1 and group situations.
3. Respond to simple questions with one or two words in 1:1 situations, e.g.: yes/no, open/ended, personal information, either/or.
4. Demonstrate comprehension of stories, information, and academic content by responding nonverbally, e.g.: listening, pointing, moving, matching, drawing, and gesturing.
5. Understand key words, phrases, and simple sentences. ES
6. Recognize patterns of sound in oral language, e.g.: rhyming and alliteration.
7. Listen for specific purposes, main ideas, and details.
8. Hear and discriminate among a number of phonemes representing sounds specific to the English language.
b. Intermediate Level
1. Follow specific multiple-step directions in group situations.
2. Respond to social and familiar academic language.
4. Comprehend stories, key concepts of content area information and oral presentations with contextual support, e.g.: graphic organizers, posters, diagrams, charts.
5. Identify story elements, e.g. characters, setting, plot, and theme.
c. Advanced
1. Follow complex directions involving multiple options and choices.
2. Follow meaning when working in small group or whole class discussions on personal, social, or grade-level academic topics.
3. Analyze and evaluate conversations and orally presented stories and content.
4. Comprehend stories and content area concepts at or grade level with contextual support, e.g.: graphic organizers, posters, diagrams, and charts, by analyzing, evaluating, examining, etc.
5. Respond to increasingly complex and content-related questions about newly learned information, e.g.: inference, comparison, summarization, point of view, disagreeing.
6. Demonstrate understanding of most oral language subtleties, e.g.: figurative language, humor, idioms, sarcasm, riddles, slang
Standard 2:
English Language Learners speak to convey information and understanding, using a variety of sources, for academic and social purposes.
a. Beginning
1. Use gestures, single words, and simple phrases during basic conversations and to communicate needs in social and academic settings.
2. Use both social and academic learned vocabulary in context.
3. State basic personal information and preferences. ES
4. Make simple presentations in small groups using single words and phrases and visual support.
5. Restate information from social and academic settings using single words and phrases.
7. Ask questions to obtain and clarify information using singe words and phrases. ES
8. Approximate pronunciation of single words.
b. Intermediate Level
1. Use appropriate language in a variety of settings.
2. Use key content and descriptive vocabulary. ES
3. Communicate ideas about a wide range of topics, both social and academic, using simple sentences. ES
4. Restate information and identify main idea and some details using sentences, e.g.: oral presentations, texts, media, etc.
5. Initiate and maintain conversation in social and academic settings about familiar topics.
6. Contribute to classroom and small group discussions by asking and responding to questions to obtain, clarify, and extend information.
7. Contribute to content area discussions in small groups by summarizing, defining, giving opinions, and explaining using simple sentences.
8. Deliver short presentations on content area concepts in small groups using visual aids.
9. Use some humor.
10. Approximate pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation of English.
c. Advanced
1. Communicate information, observations, and ideas, and expresses feelings clearly in conversations.
2. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to gather share, express, and interpret opinions, discuss, reflect on, organize, analyze, synthesize and present information.
3. Contribute to content area discussions by asking and responding to questions, justifying, examining, and defending point of view.
4. Deliver organized presentations/reports across content areas that include purpose, point of view, introduction, transitions, and conclusions.
5. Use both formal and informal language, e.g.: interviewing, persuasive speech with attention to grammar, vocabulary, intonation, and pronunciation.
6. Use figurative language, e.g.: metaphors, similes, hyperbole.
7. Use technical, expanded, and descriptive vocabulary related to content areas.
Standard 3:
English Language Learners read for information and understanding, using a variety of sources, for academic and social purposes.
a. Beginning
1. Recognize, decode, and pronounce high frequency words.
2. Apply reading skills from first language to recognize and comprehend various text structures and print conventions from multiple sources.
6. Follow simple written directions in context; schedules, calendars.
b. Intermediate Level
1. Recognize, decode, and pronounce high frequency vocabulary with ease and comprehension. ES
2. Comprehend key concepts of grade-appropriate content area text with support.
3. Apply and expand reading skills to comprehend various print and media resources.
5. Interpret and expand upon information from multiple academic content sources, both print and electronic.
6. Identify elements of story, main ideas, details, and sequence of events by using context, based upon purpose for reading.
7. Understand and analyze text for literal and implied meaning.
8. Read a wide variety of genres and literary texts from many cultural backgrounds.
9. Follow multi-step written directions to complete assigned tasks.
c. Advanced
1. Use a variety of reading strategies to comprehend at or near grade-level text and extend personal knowledge from print and media resources, e.g.: paraphrasing, previewing/reviewing, skimming/scanning, summarizing, evaluating, compare/contrast, cause/effect, examining.
2. Comprehend grade-appropriate content area text with support.
3. Gather, organize, interpret, analyze, and synthesize information related to academic content areas from various sources.
4. Support interpretation of text for literal and implied meaning with reference to features in written text, e.g.: vocabulary, facts, sequence, relevance of details, and bias of author.
5. Follow multi-step written directions to complete grade-level tasks independently.
6. Demonstrate understanding of most language subtleties, e.g.: common idioms, dialect, humor, figurative language.
Standard 4:
English Language Learners write to convey information and understanding, using a variety of sources, for academic and social purposes.
a. Beginning
1. Write simple sentences and phrases using a model. ES
2. Format written work appropriately, e.g.: margins, dates, and indenting.
3. Use key words presented and emphasized in content, e.g.: literature, math, and science area lessons.
4. Write a short personal narrative using simple sentences. ES
5. Spell frequently used words correctly in the context of writing.
6. Record and organize content area information using graphic organizers. ES
7. Complete forms such as job applications by providing basic personal information with assistance. ES
8. Plan writing using outlines, class and research notes, maps, and timelines.ES
b. Intermediate Level
1. Use print for social communication, e.g.: thank you letters, e-mail, diary entries.
2. Summarize the main ideas, details, and sequence of events in a literature selection with support.
3. Use varied sentence patterns with conventional spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
4. Use technical vocabulary related to key concepts in content areas. ES
6. Use descriptive language to identify and compare characters and settings in literature.
7. Record and organize classroom procedures, e.g.: science experiments, math problem solving.
8. Write, with modeling and support, narrative stories with a strong story line that connect to personal background knowledge and include the elements of setting and characters.
9. Communicate in writing using a variety of genre, e.g.: research papers, business letters, editorials, poetry, and autobiography.
10. Write job applications and resumes that provide all needed information.
11. Edit for conventions of writing and revise for appropriate word choice and organization.
12. Incorporate resource materials into writing, e.g.: periodicals, Internet sites, content area text.
13. Use language subtleties, including figurative language and idioms.
c. Advanced
1. Provide written responses such as identifying main idea and supporting details, plot and characterization, sequences and summaries.
2. Plan, draft, revise, and proofread own writing.
3. Respond appropriately to open-ended prompt in narrative, expository, or persuasive writing.
4. Analyze literature including connections to personal experience and other text.
5. Use complex sentence structures with clear and accurate vocabulary.
6. Use conventional spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and syntax. 7. Use strategies of note taking, outlining, and summarizing in content areas.
8. Develop a clear thesis supported with evidence, e.g.: analogies, quotations, facts, statistics, and comparisons.
9. Use and cite various resources in content area reports, including use of bibliography and standard format for quotations.
10. Use effective transitions and organization to create coherent multi-paragraph essays and narratives.
11. Present and justify point of view and develop persuasive arguments using clear justification, explanation, and interpretation.
12. Use writing format appropriate to genre and audience and purpose.
13. Write applications and essays required to apply for jobs and colleges.
14. Gather, organize, interpret, and analyze information related to academic content areas from various sources by writing and elaborating on gathered information.
