ELD Standards

Identify the 3 Proficiency Level Descriptors:

• Emerging

• Expanding

• Bridging

• Collaborative

• Mastering

Students progress quickest in the (a)   proficiency level.

In the (a)   proficiency level, students are expected to "continue to learn and apply a range of high-level English language skills in a wide variety of contexts, including com- prehension and production of highly technical texts."

Identify the 3 modes of communication:

• Collaborative

• Bridging

• Expanding

• Interpretive

• Productive

The (a)   mode of communication in the emerging proficiency level helps students participate in simple, face-to-face conversations with peers and others.

The (a)   mode of communication in the expanding proficiency level helps students express ideas in highly structured and scaffolded academic interactions.

The (a)   mode of communication in the emerging proficiency level helps students produce learned words and phrases and use gestures to communicate basic information.

Identify the 2 dimensions of knowledge of language:

• Metalinguistic Awareness

• Metalinguistic Adaptation

• Multilinguistic Awareness

• Accuracy of Production

• Accuracy of Interpretation

The (a)   dimension of knowledge of language during the emerging level expects students to be comprehensible when using memorized or copied words or phrases.

The (a)   dimension of knowledge of language expects students to identify the differences between their native language and English.