ELL+Proficiency+Levels

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROFICIENCY LEVELS:

Emerging:  Limited communication in English  Limited or no receptive or expressive vocabulary  Only isolated words and expressions produced  Limited or no understanding of English structure  Limited or no understanding of English phonology  Little or no experience with reading of visual symbols (depends on age group)  Only operates in the concrete  Unable to understand standardized tests

Beginning:  Limited ability to communicate in English  Limited receptive or expressive vocabulary  Use of some phrases  Incoherent sentences produced  Little understanding of English structure & sound system <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Little experience with reading of visual symbols <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Understands concrete concepts <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Understands about 25% of standardized tests

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developing: <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some communicative abilities in English <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some receptive and expressive vocabulary <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some complete sentences with errors <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some understanding of the English structure & sound system <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some experience with reading visual symbols <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Understand concrete concepts and at times understands abstract ideasStandardized test scores are below grade level

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Expanding: <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Similar native communicative abilities in English <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some receptive and expressive vocabulary <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some complete sentences with errors <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Good understanding of the English structure & sound system <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some experience with reading visual symbols <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Understand concrete concepts and at times understands abstract ideas <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Standardized test scores are below grade level

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bridging: <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Almost native-like communicative abilities in English <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Developing receptive and expressive vocabulary C <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">omplete sentences for developmental age <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good Understanding of English structure <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Occasional errors <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well-produced phonetic sounds <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Advanced Decoding skills <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well-developed literal comprehension skills <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Understands concrete and abstract concepts <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mostly operates in the abstract <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Standardized tests still below grade level, but closer than that of Intermediate

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">COMMON ACRONYMS RELATED TO ESL PROGRAM & STUDENTS: <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;"> BICS = Basic Interpersonal Communications Skills <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">CALP = Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">ELL = English Language Learner ELD = English Language Development <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">ESL = English as a Second Language <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">ESOL= English to Speakers of Other Languages <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">LEP = Limited English Proficiency <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">CLD = Culturally & Linguistically Diverse <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">HLS = Home Language Survey <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">NES = Non-English Speaker <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">FES = Fluent English Speaker <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">LES = Limited English Speaker <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">TESOL = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",Helvetica,sans-serif;">PHLOTE= Person whose Home Language is Other Than English