STEP Framework Quiz!

STEP stands for...

• Steps to Early Prognosis

• Stages to Eat Pasta

• Steps to English Proficiency

• Steps to English Progression

STEP is an assessment tool for the following Grade levels:

• Grades 9-12

• Grades 1-12

• Grades 1-8

• Grades 4-12

How many STEP levels are there in English language acquisition?

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 3

Which statement is NOT TRUE about STEP?

• STEP is a framework for assessing and monitoring the language acquisition and literacy development of English language learners across The Ontario Curriculum.

• The STEP resource was developed to guide instruction and classroom-based assessment for ESL/ELD teachers only.

• The STEP resource was developed to guide instruction and classroom-based assessment for ESL/ELD teachers, classroom teachers, and school leaders.

• The STEP resource includes oral, reading and writing continua, to support students requiring ESL (English as a Second Language) or ELD (English Literacy Development) programming.

Which is a STEP continua descriptor in the reading domain?

• Respond to simple questions using phrases or short sentences in English

  and L1

• Use connecting words and phrases to show

  relationships between

  events and ideas

• Identify and use common text features to locate information in a text with visual support

• Use some elements of

  English grammar in simple and compound

  sentences

Which is a STEP descriptor in the writing domain?

• Choose key subject- specific words to write about a topic

• Respond to a personally relevant question with gestures, a single word or phrase in English, and L1

• Read and follow instructions consisting of a few steps for a variety of tasks

• Respond to an oral text

  with linguistic complexity approaching grade level

Which is a STEP continua descriptor in the oral communication domain?

• Read and follow

  complex instructions

• Write compound sentences, using and, but, and or

• Follow multi-step

  instructions

• Use parts of speech to

  strengthen writing

Each language skill progresses gradually from STEP 1 to STEP 6 as students build English proficiency. Which descriptor does NOT belong to a single skill progression?

• Respond to simple questions using phrases or short sentences in English

  and L1

• Use a small repertoire of conversational strategies

• Respond to an oral text

  with linguistic complexity approaching grade level

• Respond to a simplified

  oral text

Each language skill progresses gradually from STEP 1 to STEP 6 as students build English proficiency. Which descriptor does NOT belong to a single skill progression?

• Ask follow-up questions

  to seek additional

  information

• Read and understand high frequency words

  and pre-taught vocabulary in context

• Read and understand

  low-frequency words,

  academic words and

  descriptive language

• Read and understand high-frequency words

  and phrases, some words with multiple meanings, and key academic vocabulary

Each language skill progresses gradually from STEP 1 to STEP 6 as students build English proficiency. Which descriptor does NOT belong to a single skill progression?

• Choose academic

  vocabulary to write for a

  specific purpose

• Use appropriate vocabulary from a list with visual support for

  simple writing tasks

• Determine the meaning

  of unfamiliar words, using context and a variety of vocabulary strategies

• Choose key subject- specific words to write about a topic