BICS & CALP

Which of the following correspond to BICS listening?

• Responds non-verbally to instructions

• Reacts to social greetings

• Repeats words and phrases

• Points to classroom items

• Listens closely to oral presentations and identifies details verbally and non-verbally

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following correspond to CALP listening?

• Follow directions for an academic text

• Reacts to social greetings

• Comprehends multi-step directions

• Listens to academic discourse and identifies the main ideas and details

• Understands academic vocabulary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following DO NOT correspond to BICS speaking?

• Repeats words and phrases

• Names and describes classroom objects

• Asks questions using one to two-word phrases

• Able to give short oral presentations

• Participates freely in class discussion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following DO NOT correspond to CALP speaking?

• Uses academic vocabulary

• Communicates basic needs

• Asks for clarification

• Answers questions with appropriate simple sentence response

• Retells or restates ideas presented in class

Which of the following correspond to BICS reading?

• Recognizes basic sight words and recites the alphabet

• Matches sounds to letters

• Understands rules of punctuation and

  capitalization

• Self corrects when reading simple

  words

• Shows expression while reading

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following correspond to CALP reading?

• Identifies beginning and ending sounds in words

• Uses resources and text features to gather meaning

• Identifies stated and inferred meaning from a text

• Follows along during oral reading activities

• Breaks down unfamiliar words

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following DO NOT correspond to BICS writing?

• Writes name

• Copies vocabulary

• Generates simple sentences on academic topics

• Uses pre-writing techniques

• Write one to two word response

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of these DO NOT correspond to CALP writing?

• Writes familiar words and sentences without prompting

• Uses models to write sentences

• Performs editing tasks

• Writes short paragraphs

• Generates simple sentences on academic topics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7